Raúl Grijalva: “I think it is important for all of us to reflect on the enormity of the issue that we are dealing with here today.”

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

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

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.

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…