Raúl Grijalva: “Too much is at stake to approve this project without fully understanding the impacts of it.”

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

A few weeks ago, I sought medical treatment for a persistent cough which was initially diagnosed as pneumonia. After further testing and imaging, my physician discovered that I have cancer.

To merely open the floodgates to the use of our public lands without any protections, due process, community involvement... is going back to a time that got us into this situation.

The bill gives anyone the ability to stake a mining claim, whether there are valuable minerals on the land or not.