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A terrible, horrible, no good, very bad mining bill - Publication Date |
- May 02, 2023
- Episode Duration |
- 00:33:28
Kate and Aaron are joined by Alli Henderson, a senior attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity, and Blaine Miller-McFeeley, a senior legislative representative at Earthjustice, to talk about the recently-introduced Mining Regulatory Clarity Act—or, as Miller-McFeeley has renamed it, the Dirty Mining Trumps All Other Uses Act. They talk about what prompted Senator Catherine […]
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Kate and Aaron are joined by Alli Henderson, a senior attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity, and Blaine Miller-McFeeley, a senior legislative representative at Earthjustice, to talk about the recently-introduced Mining Regulatory Clarity Act—or, as Miller-McFeeley has renamed it, the Dirty Mining Trumps All Other Uses Act.
They talk about what prompted Senator Catherine Cortez-Masto of Nevada to file the bill, what makes it so bad, what good mining reform looks like, and how it can be accomplished. For a backgrounder on the bill, check out our recent
Westwise blog.
News
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Fossil fuel-friendly lawmakers tie debt ceiling to handouts for oil and gas industry – Center for Western Priorities
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Environmentalists denounce Nevada U.S. senator’s mining bill – Associated Press
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Conservation momentum surges for southwest Colorado’s Dolores River as record flows draw rafters – Colorado Sun
Credits
Hosts:
Kate Groetzinger &
Aaron Weiss
Feedback:
podcast@westernpriorities.org
Music: Purple Planet
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