Teaching is an important part of our national security.
Mining reform is long overdue.
Leaving a huge, leaking tailings pile adjacent to the Colorado River does not make sense.
ten and a half million tons of toxic wastes generated by the now-defunct Atlas Mine are stored in a tailings pond locate...
Now is the time to act.
Mr. Speaker, ten and a half million tons of toxic wastes generated by the now-defunct Atlas Mine are stored in a tailing...
Sadly, the NRC has seems determined to perpetuate rather than resolve this dangerous situation in the case of the Atlas ...
Over the past century, irresponsible and unwise mining operators have devastated over half a million acres of land--by a...
The effort to update the 1872 law has enjoyed vigorous, bipartisan support in the House of Representatives for many year...
Moving the tailings will remove the source of the contamination.
The 106th Congress should impose a reasonable net smelter royalty on hard rock minerals extracted from public lands, ded...
These tailings are radioactive and contain high concentrations of ammonia, arsenic, lead, vanadium, selenium, mercury, m...
This plan will not stop contamination of the Colorado River, which is expected to continue for hundreds of years.
Today, I am introducing three bills, in addition to Rep. Nick Rahall's (D-WVA) comprehensive bill to reform the Mining L...
The majority refused to even hold hearings on these bills during the last Congress, instead focusing on crushing Clinton...
Public opinion--even in Western states with large mining activities--is strongly in favor of mining reform that includes...
This antiquated relic allows mining operators nearly unlimited access to our Nation's hard rock minerals, no matter what...
