Tribes, Indigenous Groups, Conservation Organizations File Petition to Strengthen Federal Mining Rules
September 17, 2021
September 17, 2021
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 (TNSPol) -- Earthworks issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2021:
Tribes, Indigenous groups and conservation organizations filed a rulemaking petition today with the U.S. Department of the Interior to improve and modernize hardrock mining oversight on public lands. The proposed revisions aim to safeguard critically important lands across the West and Alaska, including sacred lands and their cultural resources, vital wildlife habitat, and invaluable wat . . .
Tribes, Indigenous groups and conservation organizations filed a rulemaking petition today with the U.S. Department of the Interior to improve and modernize hardrock mining oversight on public lands. The proposed revisions aim to safeguard critically important lands across the West and Alaska, including sacred lands and their cultural resources, vital wildlife habitat, and invaluable wat . . .