NMA Challenges Unlawful BLM Landscape Rule in Wyoming
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The National Mining Association (NMA), along with a broad coalition, has filed in the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming to challenge the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Conservation and Landscape Health rule.
“This plainly unlawful rule is a prime example of the administration’s self-defeating mining policy, and must be struck down. Through rules that are designed to open the door to de facto land withdrawals, this administration continues to erect new barriers to responsible domestic mining projects, threatening to deepen our already grave foreign mineral reliance and blocking access to valuable coal resources at the exact moment minerals and energy demands are exploding,” said Rich Nolan, president and CEO.
“Our laws have always recognized the government’s responsibility to manage public lands for multiple uses. We are absolutely in support of conservation efforts, but they cannot be prioritized over all other lawful uses,” added Nolan.
In May of this year, the BLM proposed an end to coal leases for mines on federal lands in Montana and Wyoming.
The National Mining Association (NMA) is the only national trade organization that serves as the voice of the U.S. mining industry and the hundreds of thousands of American workers it employs before Congress, the federal agencies, the judiciary and the media, advocating for public policies that will help America fully and responsibly utilize its vast natural resources. We work to ensure America has secure and reliable supply chains, abundant and affordable energy, and the American-sourced materials necessary for U.S. manufacturing and economic security, all delivered under world-leading environmental, safety and labor standards. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the NMA has a membership of more than 250 companies and organizations involved in every aspect of mining, from producers and equipment makers to service providers.
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