Current law allows mining companies to stake a claim, dig our riches out of the ground, and leave the mess for taxpayers to clean up. Mining laws must protect communities, the environment and taxpayers. #MiningReform

US hardrock mining policy was written almost 150 years ago and is dangerously out of touch with modern operations! We need #MiningReform to keep companies from getting away with widespread pollution. (via @Earthworks)

We haven’t updated America’s mining laws in nearly 150 years & it shows. Since 1872 mining companies have paid NO federal royalty back to the public for the gold, silver or other hardrock minerals they take from public lands. My new #MiningReform bill puts #PeopleOverPolluters

Poverty, broken families, and debt traps push children into ASM. Only united action can break this cycle. @ThePunditsFolly #MiningReform

On Native American Heritage Day, we lift up the need to raise awareness on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, #MMIWG & fight for #MiningReform End the injustice. We must support laws that protect women & land. 📸 : Our Bodies Our Land event Feb. 2020 in Reno, NV

Hardrock mining can pollute water for thousands of years after a mine closes, forcing downstream communities to treat their water in perpetuity. It’s time for #MiningReform to protect our people & environment!

According to @EPA, hardrock mining is still the number one toxic polluter in the United States, with hundreds of thousands of abandoned mines still polluting waters across the country. It’s time for #MiningReform.

Full housing learning about 1872 Mining Act reform — and that @RepHorsford joined Liz Cheney in voting against it #NV04 #MiningReform

We've joined @MTEIC in the Uncelebration. We will share monthly-themed stories and information about how the 1872 Mining Law impacts our communities on Black Mesa. #1872Uncelebration #MiningReform

Today is the 150th Anniversary of our Hardrock mining law, which desperately needs updating. We need to transition to clean energy, but don’t need more dirty mining to achieve it. We need #MiningReform now. #Indigenouslands #Justtransition #Indigenousrights

For too long, mining companies have skirted responsibility for cleaning up their mess, polluting vital watersheds across the country. @RepRaulGrijalva’s Clean Energy Minerals Reform Act helps finally ensure fairness & accountability to the American people. #MiningReform Monday

The transition to clean energy requires critical minerals. But that doesn’t mean we should sacrifice our environment and public health. We need #MiningReform. I introduced The Clean Energy Minerals Reform Act to modernize our mining laws and support our #CleanEnergy future.

Grateful for my #MiningReform partner @SenatorTomUdall. We know the harmful impact that our ancient mining laws are having on communities, public lands, watersheds & our treasured landscapes. We'll keep to standing together to put #PeopleOverPolluters.

Mining laws were last updated in 1872. For over 150 years, mining companies & operations have staked claim on public lands, mined without compensating taxpayers, & left pollution in their wake. #MiningReform isn't only long overdue, it's crucial to hold polluters accountable.

Mining leaks and spills cause environmental devastation and threaten our health & future. It’s time for #MiningReform by passing legislation to hold mining companies accountable for their destructive practices.

America has changed a lot since 1872, but our mining laws haven’t! Mining companies can still stake claim to our public lands, pollute them, and leave American taxpayers on the hook for cleanup. We need #MiningReform to protect public & indigenous lands, our water, & our health.

Mining companies export their profits, making millions and taking their jobs elsewhere while taxpayers are stuck with the bill for CENTURIES of cleanup. Let’s pass #MiningReform and protect people and ecosystems everywhere.

Hardrock mining can cause extreme water pollution that impacts the water supplies of downstream communities for generations. Our laws shouldn’t rubber stamp mining projects that poison our water and land. #MiningReform

#IndustrialsRegulatoryNewsandTrends: #DOT announces $1.4B in rail infrastructure projects; call for #MiningReform on #PublicLands: “fragmented commodities markets” threaten #FoodSecurity and the #GreenTransition. #SingleUsePlastics #DriverlessTrucks https://t.co/UAO5FE2QTa