A major factor has been the fossil fuel industry and the other polluting industries having a long and troubled history of intentionally building projects that pollute surrounding neighborhoods within communities of color and poor communities.
Grijalva points to the fossil fuel industry's role in environmental injustices.
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The bill gives anyone the ability to stake a mining claim, whether there are valuable minerals on the land or not.
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.
We believe strongly that the solution is not singling out one tribe for favorable treatment to the detriment of others.
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