Republicans push through mining deregulation bill

Published July 12, 2012 6:23pm ET



WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans pushed a bill through the House Thursday that allows the government to exempt gold, copper, silver and uranium mining on federal land from formal environmental reviews.

The bill makes it harder for opponents to mount legal challenges against new ventures.

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