Raúl Grijalva: “These actions paint a picture of a department acting in bad faith.”

Effective democratic governance depends upon informed public participation, and several international conventions and policy guidelines call for enhanced public participation in environmental management.

I am always pleased that this Committee is as bipartisan as it is in terms of finding solutions and working together for the issues that are presented here.

Future exploration or mining activities at the site not only threatens the health and welfare of tribal members.

We cannot have meaningful tribal consultations as long as the mining industry has the automatic right to mine wherever they stake a claim.