Can the U.S. break China's rare earth dominance?

Here at the White Mesa Mill in Utah, mineral company Energy Fuels is processing rare earth elements. These materials are crucial to modern-day technology. Rare earths refer to 17 elements on the periodic table whose atomic structure gives them special magnetic properties.Rare earth magnets power everything from electric vehicles and wind turbines to defense equipment, data centers, and high-tech consumer electronics. The United States used to be an industry leader of rare earth production up until the 1980s ...