Published: Nov 24, 2023, 23:05 IST | Updated: Nov 24, 2023, 23:05 IST
The White House aims to increase U.S. production of critical minerals that China and other countries with weaker environmental standards have come to dominate. But local opposition is complicating the effort. VOA's Steve Baragona looks at the battle over one such mine in the northern U.S. state of Minnesota.