WASHINGTON, DC – This week, U.S. Senators for Nevada Jacky Rosen and Catherine Cortez Masto blasted the Biden Administration’s new proposals for mining regulations that would hurt Nevada’s mining industry. As one of the states with the biggest reserves of critical minerals, Nevada’s mining industry is key in the transition to clean energy and employs thousands of Nevadans.
By Thomas Catenacci
Key Points:
- The Biden administration is facing criticism from Democratic lawmakers over its latest effort to clamp down on critical mineral production needed for green energy technologies.
- Democratic Nevada senators Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen criticized the administration after a federal interagency working group (IWG) published a long-awaited final report outlining steps and policy recommendations it said would help modernize mining regulations.
- “While this report offers needed recommendations to reform federal mining regulations, some of the proposals will hurt the mining industry and fail to bolster our nation’s domestic mineral supply chain,” Rosen said in a statement. “We must focus on strengthening our domestic energy supply chains and moving away from our reliance on foreign adversaries for critical minerals. I’ll keep fighting for regulations that support Nevada’s mining industry and the good-paying jobs it creates in an environmentally-sustainable way.”
KRXI Reno: Rosen fires back against newly proposed Biden Administration mining rules
Reporter: “And the Biden Administration’s is pushing for changes to the Mining Law of 1872, which governs how mining for hard rock minerals is conducted on U.S. public lands… Well, Nevada Senator Jacky Rosen fired back against the proposals after they were initially released, saying, quote, “While this report offers needed recommendations to reform federal mining regulations, some of the proposals will hurt the mining industry and fail to bolster our nation’s domestic mineral supply chain.”
KTVN Reno: Rosen blasts Biden Administration on new mining regulations
Reporter: “The Biden Administration is recommending changes to a 151-year old law that governs mining for copper, gold, and other hard rock minerals on U.S.-owned lands. U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen and Catherine Cortez Masto released the statements in response to the new report. Senator Rosen said in part quote, “While this report offers needed recommendations to reform federal mining regulations, some of the proposals will hurt the mining industry and fail to bolster our nation’s domestic mineral supply chain.”
KLAS Las Vegas: Rosen denounces new Biden Administration mining rules
Reporter: “Across Nevada, the mining industry carries extra significance. We’re home to a huge lithium deposit, which is in high demand for electric batteries. Nevada Democratic Senators Jacky Rosen and Catherine Cortez Masto are both fighting to prevent new taxes on the mining industry proposed by the Biden Administration.”
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