Earthjustice Blasts Mining Bill That Perpetuates Broken Status Quo
April 26, 2023
April 26, 2023
WASHINGTON, April 26 (TNStalk) -- Earthjustice issued the following statement on April 25, 2023:
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Senators Catherine Cortez-Masto (D-Nev.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) introduced the Mining Regulatory Clarity Act. The bill would make it even easier for mining companies to stake a claim on our public lands -- regardless of the existence of a legitimate mineral claim. The legislation would overturn settled law by overruling the rightful and balanced decision of an indepen . . .
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Senators Catherine Cortez-Masto (D-Nev.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) introduced the Mining Regulatory Clarity Act. The bill would make it even easier for mining companies to stake a claim on our public lands -- regardless of the existence of a legitimate mineral claim. The legislation would overturn settled law by overruling the rightful and balanced decision of an indepen . . .