Raúl Grijalva: “As Congressman Ruiz mentioned, these places are good medicine for the body, mind, and soul.”

We urge Congress to reject legislative proposals that make this colonial-era law worse.

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

The bill gives anyone the ability to stake a mining claim, whether there are valuable minerals on the land or not.

This law would apply to all of our public lands, including national parks, wilderness areas, and BLM land.