Washington, D.C. – In order to prevent significant and imminent harm to scores of states’ economies and millions of consumers nationwide, the National Mining Association (NMA) today asked a federal court to stay the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) controversial Clean Power Plan until legal challenges... Read More

The following statement was released today by National Mining Association (NMA) President and CEO Hal Quinn applauding the House passage of Rep. Mark Amodei’s (R-Nev.) "National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2015:” "Congressman Amodei’s bill, passed by the House today, will... Read More

Washington, D.C. – Innovative new safety measures pioneered by the U.S. mining industry are stymied by an outdated regulatory enforcement model from a unwieldy federal bureaucracy, a mine safety expert told a congressional panel today.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

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

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