Raúl Grijalva: “H.R. 687 provides no protections to avoid the land from collapsing.”

The mining industry, however, sits above all of that.

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

Mining is considered the highest and best use of our public lands.

The undersigned organizations are writing on behalf of our millions of members across the country to express our support for reforming hardrock mineral extraction standards in the United States to better protect communities and the…