Raúl Grijalva: “We support this legislation as aligned with our mission centered on creating a just, pollution free energy economy...”

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

You are hearing that correctly. Any American, or notably, any American subsidiary of a foreign company could have the exclusive rights to our public lands for about $10 per acre per year.

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

My amendment would prevent this bill from creating a situation where the agency is required to decide on permits before the applicants have had a chance to go through environmental reviews. Without my amendment, this bill will force the…