# Daily on Energy: NOIA on permitting reform – ‘this could be the last chance’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/daily-on-energy-noia-on-permitting-reform-this-could-be-the-last-chance/
- Published: 2026-11-06T20:43:21+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T21:34:39+00:00
- Original publisher: Washington Examiner (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/daily-on-energy/4795930/daily-on-energy-noia-permitting-reform-last-chance/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music, Politics

## Key points

- NOIA says permitting reform may be the offshore mining industry’s last chance.
- The Senate is preparing a preliminary vote on the BAAJA bill.
- A US lease sale off American Samoa is planned for 19 November.

## Summary

National Ocean Industries Association president Erik Milito urged Congress to pass permitting reform, saying it could be the last chance to advance offshore mineral development. The Senate is due to hold a preliminary vote on its bipartisan permitting bill, BAAJA, as lawmakers return to Washington; the outcome could affect efforts to expand US supplies of critical minerals.

Milito said the bill could streamline environmental reviews, reduce litigation and make permits more predictable, potentially lowering costs for consumers. Deep-sea mining companies seek to collect seafloor nodules containing minerals such as cobalt, copper and iron. The Trump administration has backed the industry, and the US government plans its first deep-sea mining lease sale, off American Samoa, on 19 November; climate groups oppose the bill, arguing it could speed up fossil fuel projects.

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