Post #1452666
2026-04-16 18:07 UTC
" Every protected landscape in this country just got less safe. And because this was done through the Congressional Review Act, no future president can issue a “substantially similar” protection without a new act of Congress. That's the CRA's poison pill. That was always the real game — not just opening the door to mining, but welding it open permanently.”
Since the Feds apparently won’t protect our commons, it’s up to local & state action.
#Environment #Nature
https://morethanjustparks.substack.com/p/breaking-republicans-vote-to-poison?r=83nsl5
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@ArrowbearMoore@toad.social 2026-04-16 18:18
“What would it look like if Congress gets into the business of repealing administrative actions that have been in place for years?” said Smith. “I think many people look at that and say, ‘Well, that would just be chaos.’” The resolution does not allow for a future President to put in place another mining moratorium, it has to go through Congress. Congress can use the Congressional Review Act to overturn federal agency rules with simple majority votes in both chambers. https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/04/16/boundary-waters-vote-on-mining-by-us-senate-thursday