{"id":6933,"date":"2015-10-23T14:54:17","date_gmt":"2015-10-23T21:54:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=6933"},"modified":"2020-06-02T10:05:22","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T17:05:22","slug":"senator-heinrich-talks-about-mining-reform-after-gold-king-mine-spill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/senator-heinrich-talks-about-mining-reform-after-gold-king-mine-spill\/","title":{"rendered":"Senator Heinrich Talks About Mining Reform After Gold King Mine Spill"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>October 23, 2015 &#8211; During a visit to the Navajo Nation earlier this month, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.heinrich.senate.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Senator Martin Heinrich<\/a>\u00a0told constituents that Congress should\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.daily-times.com\/story\/news\/local\/navajo-nation\/2015\/10\/02\/senator-talks-mining-reform\/73179778\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reform federal mining laws<\/a>. The Gold King Mine spill earlier this year put the spotlight on abandoned mines in western states. Heinrich says he <a href=\"http:\/\/www.abqjournal.com\/627847\/politics\/heinrich-to-introduce-mining-law-reform-legislation-in-wake-of-animas-spill.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">will introduce legislation<\/a> to reform mining laws that were originally put in place in 1872.<\/p>\n<p>NMiF producer Sarah Gustavus sits down with Senator Heinrich this week to talk about mining safety and the changes he wants to see in federal mining regulations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/S4cWmASYewQ?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 23, 2015 &#8211; During a visit to the Navajo Nation earlier this month, Senator Martin Heinrich\u00a0told constituents that Congress should\u00a0reform federal mining laws. 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