Diverse Supply of Rare Earths Needed by U.S., Sandalow Says

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The U.S. must diversify sources of rare earths, needed for electric cars and wind turbines, to cut dependence on a few overseas producers, said David Sandalow, assistant Energy secretary for policy and international affairs.

“It is essential that we find a way to globalize the supply chain,” Sandalow said today in testimony to a Senate committee in Washington.