POTUS Pentagon Mining Plan: Profits for Corporations, Risks for Troops

Trump’s latest scheme hands military land to big mining, putting service members and the environment at risk.

Imagine a future where U.S. military bases—home to service members and their families—double as toxic refining sites for rare earth minerals. Donald Trump wants to create that reality with his latest executive order, allowing mineral refining operations to be built on Pentagon-controlled military bases.

The stated goal is to reduce America’s reliance on …