Washington, D.C. – Innovative new safety measures pioneered by the U.S. mining industry are stymied by an outdated regulatory enforcement model from a unwieldy federal bureaucracy, a mine safety expert told a congressional panel today.
Bruce Watzman, Senior Vice President for Regulatory Affairs... Read More
October 21, 2015
Washington, D.C. – A U.S. mining executive today told Congress that cleaning up mines abandoned in the past century must begin with new legal protections for good Samaritans willing to volunteer their expertise and resources to address the problem.
Testifying on behalf of the National Mining Association... Read More
October 21, 2015
ational Mining Association (NMA) President and CEO Hal Quinn issued this statement following the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit’s decision to issue a nationwide stay against the enforcement of the EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Clean Water Rule, which will expand federal regulatory... Read More
October 9, 2015
National Mining Association (NMA) President and CEO Hal Quinn issued the following statement today warning of the economic impact of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) pending new standard for ozone (smog):
“The new ozone standard continues EPA’s spotless record for irresponsible policies... Read More
October 1, 2015