Raúl Grijalva: “If the county chooses not to recognize Federal authority, why the advocacy for Federal funding?”

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

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

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.