Raúl Grijalva: “Guess what. National parks are part of the Federal Government, and when you shut down the government, you also shut down…”

This imbalance of power has resulted in over a century of ongoing toxic mines, scarring our landscape and poisoning our communities.

The mining industry, however, sits above all of that.

We stand at the edge of a whole new mining rush.

Mining is considered the highest and best use of our public lands.