Education Foundation Update: May 2023
The Colorado Mining Association Education Foundation is pleased to announce that we have three courses we are offering this summer: the All About Mining 2-Day Workshop in Golden, the All About Mining 2-Day Workshop...
Coal, Hardrock, and Uranium Committee Meeting Summary: April 2023
April 18, 2023
DRMS Update
John Henderson- Dolores River Bill Mineral Withdrawals
Julie Annear-Caribou Cemetery Restoration
Legislative Update-HB 23-1294 Pollution Protection Measures
Wolverines
Colorado EnviroScreen 2.0
Legislative Update: Winding Down the Clock
Lawmakers worked furiously over this past weekend to pass as many bills as possible before the clock struck midnight on May 8. Both chambers debated late into the night to clear the final fifty-plus...
Water Quality Committee Meeting Summary: April 2023
April 18, 2023
Federal Issues
State/Legislative Issues
WOTUS Task Force
SB23-274 Water Quality Control Fee-setting by Rule
Follow-up from WQCD engagement
Other Issues
Water Quality Committee Meeting Summary: March 2023
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Nathan Moore and Andrew Sayers-Fay from the CDPHE’s Water Quality Control Division were the featured guests at this month’s meeting. Nathan is the Clean Water Program Manager within the WQCD and...
Governor’s initiatives take center stage as major policies wait in the wings
Governor Polis has made no secret of his desire to increase housing density in Colorado to limit sprawl, reduce water consumption, and reduce vehicle commutes which add to the ozone problem.
Nonetheless, his solution, SB...
A Message From the President: April 2023
Tackling Tough Policy Choices in Colorado – Careful Consideration Versus Unintended Consequences
As we count down the last month or so of the 2023 legislative session, CMA’s lobbyist Dianna Orf told me a legislative staffer...
MINEXCHANGE 2023 SME Annual Conference & Expo and 125th National Western Mining Conference
The 125th National Western Mining Conference took place at the Colorado Convention Center in conjunction with the 2023 SME Annual Conference & Expo.
A big thank you to all the exhibitors, sponsors and speakers who...
Amicus Curiae Brief Filed in Alma Mine Clean Water Act Citizen Suit
Stone v High Mountain Mining Company
CMA and Colorado Stone Sand and Gravel Association filed an Amicus Curiae brief in Stone v High Mountain Mining Company which was appealed from to the 10th Circuit Court...
Legislative Update: The clock is ticking, as both the legislature and agencies set new...
We are quickly approaching the halfway point in the 120-day legislative session (March 9), with 446 bills introduced and many more anticipated. Several themes are evident regarding the majority caucus’ agenda for the session...