National Mining Association (NMA) President and CEO Hal Quinn issued this statement following the release of the EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Clean Water Rule, which will expand federal regulatory jurisdiction over waters of the United States (WOTUS) and expose energy and mineral development... Read More

National Mining Association (NMA) President and CEO Hal Quinn today urged Senate support for the “Supporting Transparent Regulatory and Environmental Actions in Mining Act of 2015,” or the STREAM Act of 2015, a bill by Sen. Dan Coats (R-Ind.) that would block the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation... Read More

National Mining Association (NMA) President and CEO Hal Quinn issued this statement following today’s release of the Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) report detailing the harmful economic consequences of the Clean Power Plan: “The EIA report released today should be read by every governor.... Read More

Washington, D.C. – The chief executive of the U.S. coal industry’s trade association today urged Congress to block the Office of Surfacing Mining and Enforcement (OSM) from imposing new regulations that will raise costs and separate more coal miners from their jobs -- all in the service of padding OSM’s... Read More

National Mining Association (NMA) President and CEO Hal Quinn issued the following statement in support of a bi-partisan bill introduced today by Senator Shelley Moore Capito (W.Va.), chairman of the Clean Air and Nuclear Subcommittee, and five colleagues that would protect the reliability of the electric... Read More

Washington, D.C. – A mine permit process plagued by uncertainties, duplication and delays has become a major barrier to building a world class supply chain that is increasingly vital to American manufacturing and industrial innovation, a top mining executive told a Senate panel today. Red Conger,... Read More