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The EPA says it will continue supporting state partners and monitoring the site to ensure long-term environmental protections are maintained.

“Progress is not measured by what we shut down but by what we build,” she said. “We do not need a movement defined by refusal; we need one defined by improvement, innovation and balance.”

Both American Rare Earths and Tetra Tech believe Halleck Creek can play a meaningful role in that effort, offering a stable mix of light and heavy rare earth elements to support the growing magnetics sector.

Still, for firms like White Gold and others with stakes in the Yukon, the momentum appears to be building. 

The RCRA statute, enacted in 1976, establishes the framework for proper hazardous waste management in the United States.

The projects selected through this program will be managed by the National Energy Technology Laboratory under DOE’s Office of Fossil Energy.

The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, passed in 1976, provides a national framework for managing hazardous waste from generation to disposal. 

As the agency nears the end of its first year under Administrator Zeldin, the divide underscores a broader debate.

Supporters say this alignment will bring stability. Critics argue that it significantly limits the Clean Water Act’s protective reach.