Raúl Grijalva: “To have it off the Mall we think sends a disservice to--sends a message that we value the service and sacrifice of the…”

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.

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

The 1872 Mining Law is an outdated law that has failed to protect communities like mine.

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