The mining industry uses up our public lands, ignores tribes' concerns, spills their toxic waste into our communities and waterways, and leaves their messes for the rest of us to clean up . . . the Republicans' bill does nothing to solve any of these problems and instead just makes it easier for industry to do more of the same, inevitably ending in more destruction and more lawsuits.
Grijalva criticizes the Republican mining bill for failing to address environmental and community concerns.
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We believe strongly that the solution is not singling out one tribe for favorable treatment to the detriment of others.
The number of CBP agents under investigation for a large variety of transgressions is extremely concerning.
Effective democratic governance depends upon informed public participation, and several international conventions and policy guidelines call for enhanced public participation in environmental management.
I am always pleased that this Committee is as bipartisan as it is in terms of finding solutions and working together for the issues that are presented here.
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