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Mining Law Reform -- Contact your Senators Now! Ask them to oppose HR 2262 in the Senate and support responsible, common-sense changes to the Mining Law |
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HR 2262, The Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2007 passed the House of Representatives on November 1. This draconian legislation threatens your job, your community, and America's national and economic security. HR 2262 will confiscate mining investments, virtually eliminate new mining on Western Public Lands, cause the premature closure of existing mines and increase America's reliance on foreign sources of minerals. The U.S. Senate is likely to develop its version of a bill to update the Mining Law in the near future. Click READ MORE for talking points or click on TAKE ACTION to send a letter to encourage the Senate to pass a fair and practical Mining Law bill that will encourage responsible development of the Nation's hardrock mineral resources. |
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Our Current Alerts
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Help Clean Up Old Abandoned Mines in the West
An estimated 400,000 historic abandoned or inactive hard rock mine sites exist in the West. Some are polluting the surrounding land, water and air. For many of these sites, some dating back over 125 years, there are no identifiable owners or operators. Where responsible parties can still be located, they often don’t have the resources to remediate the sites. Given the age of many inactive and
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Protecting Private Property Under ESA
However, actually getting relief under the Fifth Amendment for ESA-related activities has proven difficult for property owners. Determining what constitutes a taking and the appropriate remedies when it occurs have proven problematic for the courts. The federal government is rarely required to fairly compensate landowners for takings when ESA regulations and listings diminish the value of private
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Alerts From Our Allies
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Oppose listing the polar bear as threatened under ESA!
Currently the Fish and Wildlife Service has undertaken analysis as to whether or not the polar bear should be listed as a threatened species. The Endangered Species Act uses five criteria for listing an animal, one of which is “present or threatened destruction, modification or curtailment of its habitat or range.” This specific criteria would be the justification for listing the polar bear as a t
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Oppose Reinstatement of the Clinton Roadless Rule
One of the most worrisome developments to occur in public lands policy in recent years was the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Roadless Area Conservation Rule instituted by the Clinton Administration in 2001. The Clinton roadless rule proposed to permanently lock up 58.5 million acres of inventoried roadless areas throughout the U.S. About 97 percent of all roadless areas would be in 12
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