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2012
House Bill Moves U.S. into 21st Century for Mine Permitting
The following statement was released today by National Mining Association (NMA) President and CEO Hal Quinn upon passage by the U.S. House of Representatives of the "National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act" (H.R. 4402):
NMA Reacts to Senate Vote on Inhofe Resolution
National Mining Association (NMA) President and CEO Hal Quinn issued the following statement today following the defeat (46-53) of Sen. James Inhofe’s (R-Okla.) resolution (S.J. Res. 37) to block implementation of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Utility MACT rule:
Proposed Rule for Coal-Based Generation Unlawful, Unprecedented and Unwise
The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed New Source Performance Standard (NSPS) to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from new electric generating sources "is not designed to improve environmental performance... and will bar the construction of new, more-efficient coal plants that would provide our nation a robust, diverse, reliable and affordable source of electricity," National Mining Association Director of Air Quality Alex Bond will testify later today before an EPA hearing on the rule in Washington, D.C. Bond will also highlight the "unlawful, unprecedented and unwise nature of EPA’s proposed rule."
NMA's Quinn says H.R. 4402 Addresses Permitting Delays that Obstruct Investment, Jobs and Economy
Washington, D.C. - In testimony today before the House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, National Mining Association (NMA) President & CEO Hal Quinn urged strong congressional support for the "Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2012" (H.R. 4402), sponsored by Rep. Mark Amodei (R-Nev.):
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