Raúl Grijalva: “I don't think we can look at this regulatory side and permitting side in terms of what needs to be done there, relative…”

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

Mr. Cole's bill would simply restore the Secretary of the Interior's authority to take land into trust for all tribes, regardless of their date of Federal recognition.

We write to express serious concerns about the Mining Clarity Regulatory Act, which represents an unprecedented, de facto giveaway of America's cherished public lands to mining corporations.

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