CBC.  A litre of self-serve regular gasoline is up to $1.277 in the Halifax area. The House of Representatives yesterday passed H.R. 4402, the National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act, sponsored by Rep. Mark Amodei, by a bipartisan vote of 256-160.  The bill would streamline government red tape to allow the U.S. to more efficiently develop our Nation's strategic and critical minerals, such as rare earth elements, that are vital to job creation, American economic competitiveness and national security.   This bill, if coupled with more reasonable leasing of [...]