Minerals firm hires Trump-linked lobbyist after DOE funds scrapped

by | Nov 14, 2025 | Trump | 0 comments

A battery metals company that recently saw the Energy Department scrap its $57.7 million grant has enlisted the K Street muscle of Brian Ballard, a heavy-hitting lobbyist with ties to the Trump White House.

American Battery Technology tapped Ballard to lobby on a host of issues, including the grant funding that’s in peril as DOE scraps billions of dollars’ worth of funding for clean energy projects.

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