A top Republican U.S. senator urged the U.S. energy secretary this week to provide information on the Biden administration's strategy for domestic mining of minerals for electric vehicle batteries on the seabed floor.
Seabed mining is a new industry that backers say can supply many of the metals including nickel, copper, cobalt, and manganese for advanced batteries and other components in electric vehicles.
"Taking into account the uptick in demand one might expect as a result of your Administration's goals to advance vehicle electrification, it is vital that domestic supply for these minerals be enhanced," said the letter from Senator Lisa Murkowski to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm.if the administration is increasing the priority it places on U.S. ratification of UNCLOS.
The Energy Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Granholm has said that the administration supports domestic, responsible mining.
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