• Issue Brief: Mine Safety
• The MINER Act

Issue Brief: Climate Change

Comprehensive Economic Impact Analysis of Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2007

NMA's Climate Change Principles

Climate Change — The Way Forward
A Position Statement of the National Mining Association

Issue Brief: Water Resources

Reforming The Endangered Species Act

Improving Mine Permitting and Reforming NEPA

July 7, 2004: In a letter today to the US Senate, the National Mining Association voiced strong opposition to the McCain Lieberman climate proposal and urged Senators to vote against it when it comes to the Senate floor.
Full text (PDF)

• Multi-Emissions Proposal,
• Climate Policy, (PDF)
• Definition of "Fill" Material.

• Fueling Our Future — A Strategy for Increasing America's Energy Independence with Coal
  Our nation’s vast coal resources can be effectively used to move the United States towards the goal of energy independence.
• FutureCoalFuels
  The nation's abundant and affordable coal reserves — matched with proven gasification and liquefaction technology — can provide an invaluable hedge against our increasing dependence on foreign energy supplies as well as a potentially significant source of transportation fuel for a growing economy, all while meeting our need for environmental protections.
• Climate Change — The Way Forward
  NMA and its members are committed to the development and implementation of policies that address the issue of climate change and assure the availability of reliable and affordable energy supplies required to further the well being of the citizens of all countries.
• A Vision for Achieving Ultra-Low Emissionsfrom Coal-Fueled Electric Generation
  This long-term vision of coal-fueled electricity in the United States represents the consensus of Chief Executive Officers from our nation's largest coal consumers, rail carriers and producers, and the Presidents of the associations that represent them.
• FutureGen
  FutureGen is an initiative to build the world's first integrated sequestration and hydrogen production research power plant.

• Issue Brief: Mining Law
• Mining Law Reform: Sensible Solutions
• Facts About U.S. Hardrock Minerals Mining
• Economic Contributions of the Mining Industry

• Adverse Impacts of the Administration's Explosives Fee Proposal on the Mining Industry
• NMA's position on Taggant Technology for Post-Blast Explosives Identification.