Washington, D.C. – A U.S. mining industry leader told a House panel today that the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) gross overreach of its regulatory authority has undermined the investment climate for mining and other capital intensive projects. National Mining Association (NMA) President and... Read More

National Mining Association (NMA) President and CEO Hal Quinn released the following statement today highly critical of a minority report authorized by House Energy Committee Ranking Member Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) alleging hard rock mining on federal lands returns no value to U.S. taxpayers: “The... Read More

A diverse group of 38 companies and organizations, representing nearly every sector of the American economy, asked Congress today to send critical minerals legislation to President Barack Obama for his signature. The message was delivered in a coalition letter from the 38 signatories representing... Read More

On Its First Anniversary, the Plan Hurts Rather Than Helps Households, Workers and Industries   National Mining Association (NMA) President and CEO Hal Quinn issued the following statement on the first anniversary of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan: “Today the president is meeting... Read More

Warns rule will push electric grid "over the edge" Washington, D.C. – The National Mining Association (NMA) has asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to carefully examine the impacts to the nation’s power grid from the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) power plant regulations.... Read More

NMA called on policymakers to reject an ill-conceived administration proposal that would jeopardize America's electric grid and threaten the economic well-being of consumers and businesses. Recently, the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed aggressive guidelines for regulating greenhouse... Read More

New Eight-State Survey Cautions Senate Aspirants Washington, D.C. - A survey of likely voters in eight coal-reliant states suggests the Obama administration's climate rule for power plants is not only bad economics, it's also bad politics for senatorial candidates that support it. The results,... Read More