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Pfluger’s bill to recover minerals from waste streams advances out of subcommittee
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· July 14, 2026
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Key points The legislation is bipartisan and has the support of Congressman Greg Landsman. Congressman August Pfluger's legislation to recover critical minerals from contaminated sites has advanced out of a subcommittee.
Congressman August Pfluger's legislation to recover critical minerals from contaminated sites has advanced out of a subcommittee. The bill aims to fund technologies that can extract these minerals from waste streams.
The legislation is bipartisan and has the support of Congressman Greg Landsman. It would involve the Environmental Protection Agency in the process of identifying and evaluating the recovery of critical minerals.
Further details about the bill, including its potential impact, are available from the Odessa American. The legislation has moved forward in the legislative process, but its current status and next steps are outlined in the full report on oaoa.com.
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Category: local Published: July 14, 2026 Source: Odessa American (oaoa.com) Reading time: 1 min
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