

The program, FAST-41, was created in 2015 to streamline the federal permitting process. The company is South32, an Australian spin-off from global mining giant, BHP Billiton. The operation is the Hermosa project, which encroaches on the Coronado National Forest, an hour southeast of Tucson. In the weeks since the announcement, the Forest Service has issued permits advancing large-scale drilling in the area. In this case, it was the extraction of minerals from the Patagonia Mountains to support the president’s green energy agenda - manganese and zinc, specifically, for producing electric vehicle batteries and fortifying renewable energy installations, among other purposes. Last month, the Biden administration announced the “first-ever” inclusion of a mine in a federal program that expedites permitting for high-priority projects. The big dogs, Shafer and her allies believe, are needed now more than ever. “We pay attention to what’s going on with the companies and the agencies, and then we bark really loudly to the big dogs, who have the staff, the knowledge, and the experience to do what is necessary.”

“We think of ourselves as local watchdogs,” Schafer told me. A vigilant pack animal sent a more appropriate message. The old mascot - a cute cartoon dog - no longer matched the moment. “This is our new logo,” she said, picking up a pamphlet with the wolf on the front. The local group monitors industrialized mining in the Patagonia Mountains, one of the most biodiverse places on Earth. The wolf is the calling card of the Patagonia Area Resource Alliance, or PARA. She wore a black T-shirt emblazoned with a fearsome wolf hovering above a rugged mountain range. She was getting to work.īirds chirped as the 76-year-old traced the 75,000 acres of mining claims on the edge of her community with her finger. Another sun-dappled Saturday morning under her backyard trees in the picturesque border town of Patagonia, Arizona. Senate.C arolyn Shafer spread the maps out on her patio table. Cruz remains dedicated to restoring the power to the American people by carrying out his role as a check on President Biden's executive power and serving as their voice in the U.S.

President Biden should let the people decide how America will move forward through their elected representatives in Congress before he rushes to pick up his pen to act unilaterally.

Put illegal immigrants before American workers by halting construction of a wall on America's southern border and continuing Barack Obama's illegal executive amnesty by preserving the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.funding to flow to groups that provide or promote abortion around the globe by reversing the Mexico City policy. Imperiled hundreds of thousands of energy jobs and America's energy security by rejoining the Paris Climate Accords, banning oil and gas leases, and banning drilling permits.Eliminated thousands of jobs by blocking the Keystone XL pipeline.With the stroke of his pen, President Biden has: Just two weeks into his presidency, President Biden has already signed more executive orders than fifteen presidents signed in their entire tenures in office. In total, President Biden has issued a record 25 executive orders since taking office and added at least 15 other executive actions, bringing his total to at least 40 executive actions since his inauguration. Just hours after he was sworn in, President Biden quickly set the tone for his administration by issuing 17 executive orders on his first day. As we close the second week of the Biden administration, a concerning pattern has developed - President Biden has abandoned his stated desire for unity and is instead depending on the power of the pen to pursue his radical Left-wing agenda.
