Legislation & Regulation
Legislative and Regulatory Update
December 2014 by Scott Harn
• Court says ESA does not apply in some cases• Comments needed for proposed critical habitat in several Western states
• EPA still trying to rewrite the Clean Water Act
• Enough already!
• Now is the time to act
MMAC Update
One caller wondered why he should be required to join MMAC, asked why MMAC was not a non-profit, and compared it to some kind of extortion attempt. If he had questions like these, I assume there are others with similar questions and I will address them here.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
- PLF sues over critical habitat
- Attorney General ends EPA slush fund
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Hearing date moved up for preliminary injunction for California suction dredging
• Anti-mining bills in Oregon lead to recall effort
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• ESA changes for the better
New Mexico Reaches $32M Settlement Over 2015 Gold King Mine Spill
The New Mexico settlement marks just the latest reached over the past year. Colorado and the Navajo Nation also have inked multimillion-dollar agreements…
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Big banks penalized for rigging gold price
• Mining royalties excluded from reconciliation bill
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