National Mining Association (NMA)

Background

The National Mining Association (NMA) is a nation-wide 501(c)(6) non-profit trade organization representing mining and mineral companies in the United States. It was formed in 1995 through the merger of the National Coal Association (NCA), which had represented the mining industry since as early as 1917, and the American Mining Congress (AMC), which went back as far as 1897.¹“NMA Info,” National Mining Association. September 26, 2012. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/KAqDt

NMA‘s membership includes coal, metals, industrial, and agricultural minerals companies, as well as “manufacturers of mining and mineral processing machinery, equipment and supplies; and the engineering and consulting firms, financial institutions and other firms serving the mining industry.”²“Comments of the National Mining Association on Regulating Greenhouse Gases Under the Clean Air Act Docket ID EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0318” (PDF), National Mining Association, November 28, 2008. Retrieved from Uschamber.com.

According to its website, NMA‘s objective is to “engage in and influence the public process on the most significant and timely issues that impact mining’s ability to safely and sustainably locate, permit, mine, transport and utilize the nation’s vast resources” (emphasis added).³“Mission & Objectives,” National Mining Association. Archived September 25, 2017. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/rUlu3 It describes itself as “the only national trade organization that represents the interests of mining before Congress, the administration, federal agencies, the judiciary and the media—providing a clear voice for U.S. mining.”⁴“About NMA,” National Mining Association. Archived September 26, 2017. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/fzxTV

NMA has had a long history of lobbying against greenhouse gas reduction measures including the Clean Power Plan (CPP),⁵“National Mining Assn,” OpenSecrets.org. Data retrieved September 25, 2017. which it once described as “unlawful at the most fundamental level.”⁶“COMMENTS OF THE NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION” (PDF), National Mining Association. Retrieved from influencemap.org.

NMA Initiatives & PACs

PACs

NAM has run a variety of initiatives and Political Action Committees (PACs) over the years, often opposing environmental regulations, including CoalPAC, and MinePAC.⁷“Coalpac, A Political Action Committee of the National Mining Association,” Insidegov. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/3d19f ⁸2016 PAC Summary Data for MinePAC PAC, OpenSecrets.org. Accessed September 26, 2017.

Count on Coal

NMA is behind the “Count on Coal” initiative, which it describes as “a grassroots advocacy program supported by NMA for the purpose of informing the public about the benefits of affordable electricity from coal.”⁹“Count on Coal Launches New Information Resource on ‘Costly Power Plan’,” National Mining Association, April 12, 2016. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/QBJef

Advocacy Campaign Team for Mining (ACT)

NMA formerly ran an Advocacy Campaign Team for Mining (ACT) which it said was “a national network of individuals from the mining community who recognize the importance of being involved in the political process and being informed about the public policy debates that are shaping the future of the mining industry in America.’ ACT operated a website, www.actformining.org, which now redirects to Count on Coal.¹⁰“Welcome to ACT Online,” Actmining.org. Archived August 21, 2008. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/VsqJj

Minerals Make Life

“Minerals Make Life” is another NMA initiative, designed to “share mining news and educate America’s policymakers, influencers and the public, and enable them to make informed decisions about U.S. mining.”¹¹“About Us,” Minerals Make Life. Archived September 26, 2017. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/J9Kqg

U.S. Coal Exports

The U.S. Coal Export Coalition is a group “hosted by the National Mining Association.”¹²“About,” U.S. Coal Exports. Archived September 26, 2017. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/waPFJ The website points to a 2013 report prepared by Ernst & Young for the NMA on the “National and State Economic Contributions” of coal exports.¹³“U.S. Coal Exports: National and State Economic Contributions” (PDF), Ernst & Young, 2013.

Stance on Climate Change

August 2016

The NMA‘s “Crisis Communications Template” emphasizes “natural phenomenon” over the role of humans when describing the greenhouse effect, and does not discuss any dangers of warming. An excerpt reads:¹⁴“Media and Community Crisis Communication Planning Template” (PDF), NMA, August 2016.

“Greenhouse effect – The warming of the Earth produced by the presence of certain gases in the atmosphere. The greenhouse effect is a natural phenomenon necessary for life on earth; without it the planet’s average temperature would be 0 degrees Fahrenheit, instead of 60 degrees. Greenhouse gases include nitrous oxides, chlorofluorocarbons, methane, tropospheric ozone and carbon dioxide. They trap heat that would otherwise escape into space and return some of it to the earth’s surface, causing a rise in temperature. These gases result from both natural (oceans, wetlands, lakes, volcanoes, tundra and decaying organic matter) and human (the burning of fossil fuels, deforestation, etc.) sources.”

July 2008

The NMA‘s official “position on climate change policies,” approved by NMA‘s Executive Committee, focused on the topic of “energy security.” Any reduction in emissions would be achieved through “clean coal” or carbon capture, saying:¹⁵“National Mining Association (NMA) Position on Climate Change Policies” (PDF), National Mining Association. Document created July 23, 2008.

“Any meaningful effort to achieve long-term, sustainable reductions in global greenhouse gas emissions will depend on the development and deployment of new energy technologies, including advanced clean coal technologies and carbon capture and storage (CCS). The rapid development, demonstration and widespread deployment of such technologies are of paramount importance in any reasoned and effective effort to address climate change concerns.”

The document also emphasizes that mining and metal industries should be protected from greenhouse gas reduction policy, concluding with the following point:

“Energy- and greenhouse gas-intensive industries, including metals and minerals, that compete in a global market are particularly susceptible to competitive disadvantage from increased costs of a domestic climate change policy. Adequate measures should be put in place to maintain the global economic competitiveness of these industries.”

Clean Coal

NMA has promoted the idea of “Clean Coal Technologies.” In one pamphlet, circa 2008, NMA pushed for more federal funding of Clean Coal programs:¹⁶“Clean Coal Technology” (PDF), National Mining Association. Document created November 5, 2008.

“[I]t is critical that the federal government provide funding through the appropriations process for the Department of Energy’s clean coal programs and the FutureGen project,” the pamphlet concluded. “A strong federal commitment to clean coal technology will allow America to take full advantage of its vast 240 year supply of coal reserves […]”

Lobbying

The following data is taken from OpenSecrets and includes total lobbying by lobbying firm hired from 1998 to 2017. See the attached spreadsheet for additional details on National Mining Association lobbying by year (.xlsx).¹⁷“National Mining Assn,” OpenSecrets.org. Data retrieved September 25, 2017.

Lobbying Firm Hired	Total (1998 – 2017)
National Mining Assn	$65,710,387
Alpine Group	$2,170,000
Raffaniello & Assoc	$1,700,000
McClure, Gerard & Neuenschwander	$860,000
Podesta Group	$800,000
Ksg LLC	$720,173
Nickles Group	$500,000
MGN Inc	$380,000
Federal Policy Group	$320,000
BGR Group	$320,000
Frisby, Owen	$260,000
National Environmental Strategies	$240,000
Washington2 Advocates	$220,000
Holland & Hart	$180,000
Troutman Sanders	$180,000
Lee & Smith	$140,000
McBee Strategic Consulting	$140,000
PricewaterhouseCoopers	$110,000
Policy Navigation Group	$85,000
Fay, William	$80,000
Carver, Susan	$80,000
Carlstrom, Robert E Jr	$27,500
Horizons West	$20,000
Grand Total	$75,243,060

Funding

990 Forms

Key People

Staff/Leadership

Name	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	NMA Title	Company Represented
Bruce Watzman	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
Hal Quinn	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	President & CEO
Katie Sweeney	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Senior Vice President, Legal Affairs, and General Counsel
Kevin Crutchfield	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Chairman	Contura Energy
Moya Phelleps	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Senior Vice President, Member Services
Rich Nolan	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Senior Vice President, Government & Political Affairs
Roger Roberts	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Senior Vice President, Administration & Finance
Ashley Burke				Y	Y	Senior Vice President, Communications
Phillips S. Baker, Jr.				Y	Y	Vice Chairman of the Board	Hecla Mining Company
Harry M. “Red” Conger		Y	Y			Chairman	Freeport-McMoRan Americas
Nancy Gravatt	Y	Y				Senior Vice President, Communications
Daniel Gerkin	Y					Senior Vice President, Political Affairs
Francis Mcallister	Y					Chairman of the Board	Stillwater Mining Co

Directors (Via 990 Forms)

Name

2004

2005

2006

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Company*

Richard Smith

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Komatsu America

Bryan Ronck

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Berwind Natural Resources Corporation

Duane L Richards

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Western Fuels Association

Harold Quinn

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Joseph Usibelli

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Usibelli Coal Mine Inc

Michael W McLanahan

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

McLanahan Corporation

Peter Halpin

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

World Resources Company

Robert Murray

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Murray Energy Corporation

Robert Stenger

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Cincinnati Mine Machinery Co.

Tom Mackall

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

East Fairfield Coal Co.

Charles Jeannes

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Goldcorp

Tony Jensen

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Royal Gold Inc.

Bruce Watzman

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Berwind Natural Resources Corporation

Luke Popovich

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Mary Sweeney

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Merlyn Nolan

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Roger Roberts

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Benjamin Guenther

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

AngloGold Ashanti North America Inc.

Keith Kimble

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Kimble Clay & Limestone

Colin Marshall

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Cloud Peak Energy

Tawny Bridgeford

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Walt Scheller

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Walter Energy

Ben Hatfield

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Massey Energy

David Willick

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

GE Mining

Donna Wichers

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Americas for Uranium One

Greg Jessee

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

ArcelorMittal

James M Mattern

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Black Hills Corporation

Lauren Roberts

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Kinross Gold Corporation

Mark McCormick

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Mitchell J Krebs

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Coeur Mining, Inc

Paul Krivokuca

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

State Generating Co

Randy K Vranes

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Monsanto

Tony Panchyshyn

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Graymont

Everett King

Y

Y

Y

Y

Ambre Energy NA

Keith O’Leary

Y

Y

Y

Y

Porter W Gregory III

Y

Y

Y

Y

Materion Natural Resource Inc.

Tom Garges

Y

Y

Y

Y

Oxbow Mining, LLC

Cliff Forrest

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Freedom Industries

Frank Calandra Jr

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Jennmar Corp

Garry N Drummond

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Drummond Company Inc.

John Blaschak

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Fisher Mining Company

Joseph W Craft III

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Alliance Coal

Mark Dunn

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Veritas Advisors LLP

Phillip S Baker Jr

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Hecla Mining Company

Gregory Boyce

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Peabody Energy Corporation

Robert Benson

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

The North American Coal Corporation

Gary Goldberg

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Jack Atwater

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Dyno Nobel, Inc.

Red Conger

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

Tim Gitzel

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Cameco Corporation

Cindy Crane

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Rocky Mountain Power, Inc

Ali Alavi

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Kevin Crutchfield

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Alpha Natural Resources

Gregory E Hinshaw

Y

Y

Y

J.H. Fletcher & Co.

Harry L Anthony

Y

Y

Y

Uranium Producers of America

John W Eaves

Y

Y

Y

Arch Coal

Nancy Gravatt

Y

Y

Y

Robert P Cooper

Y

Y

Y

Farrell-Cooper Mining Co.

Rodney Cole

Y

Y

Y

Nexans AmerCable

Steve Kopenitz

Y

Y

Y

Luminant

Thomas Borer

Y

Y

Y

Chevron

Tom Diment

Y

Y

Y

Agrium Inc.

Travis Hudson

Y

Y

Y

Moya Phelleps

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Michael Brown

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Barrack Gold Corporation

Andrew Taplin

Y

Y

BGC Contracting

Brent Bilsland

Y

Y

Hallador Energy Company

Edward Doheny II

Y

Y

Guy B Dixon

Y

Y

Kyanite Mining Corp.

James E Pinkley

Y

Y

Jennmar Corp

Jim Vincent

Y

Y

Morton Salt Company

Jimmy Brock

Y

Y

Consol Energy

Keith Smith

Y

Y

Tarpon Energy Services

Mick McMullen

Y

Y

Stillwater Mining Co

Paul Painter

Y

Y

Sandvik Group

Virginia Hamisevicz

Y

Y

William Goranson

Y

Y

Energy Fuels Inc

Wyatt Hogan

Y

Y

GP Natural Resource Partners LLC

Glenn Kellow

Y

Y

Peabody Energy Corporation

Amanda Aspatore

Y

Clark Moseley

Y

Navajo Transitional Energy Co

Duane Peck

Y

SSR Mining Inc.

Ed Rapp

Y

Caterpillar Inc.

Gerald Mullins

Y

Weber Merritt LLC

JC Butler

Y

The North American Coal Corporation

Jeffrey McChesney

Y

Jennifer Grafton

Y

Westmoreland Coal Company

Manie Dreyer

Y

Spencer Stuart

Meri Sandlin

Y

Western Fuels Association

Mike Dirham

Y

Agrium

Robert Bennett

Y

Charles Ungurean

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Oxford Resources

David Potter

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Clintwood Elkhorn Mining Co.

J Brett Harvey

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

CONSOL Energy

Glenn Kelly

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Global Climate Coalition

David Godlewski

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Teck American Inc.

Victor Stabio

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Hallador Energy Company

David P Gardner

Y

Y

Y

Y

Sandvik Group

Gary Halverson

Y

Y

Y

Y

Cliffs Natural Resources

Kelly Sanders

Y

Y

Y

Y

Kennecott Utah Copper

Dave Partridge

Y

Y

Y

Chevron Mining Inc.

Patrick Risner

Y

Y

Y

BHP Billiton

Steven Wunning

Y

Y

Y

Caterpillar Inc.

Gene B Dixon

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Kyanite Mining Corp.

Guy Leblanc

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Morton Salt Company

Nick Carter

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Natural Resource Partners L.P.

Diego Chanto

Y

Y

Komatsu America

James D Garrett

Y

Y

Jim Fowler

Y

Y

Kinross Gold Corporation

Jim Wolf

Y

Y

John T Boyd

Y

Y

John T. Boyd Company

Terrell Ackerman

Y

Y

Stillwater Mining Co

Jerry Mullins

Y

Douglas Hardman

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

J.H. Fletcher & Co.

Leroy Hagenbuch

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Philippi-Hagenbuch, Inc.

Kevin Loughrey

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Thompson Creek Metals

Michael Sutherlin

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Joy Global Inc.

Daniel Gerkin

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Richard O’Brien

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Newmont Mining Corporation

Mike Williams

Y

Y

Y

Y

Luminant

Gary Self

Y

Y

Y

Peter Luthiger

Y

Y

Y

Mestena Uranium LLC

Francis McAllister

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Stillwater Mining Co

Keith Clark

Y

Y

Compass Minerals

Veronika Kohler

Y

Robert Hogan Jr

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

AmerCable

Steven Leer

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Arch Coal

Mark A Smith

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Carol Raulston

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Richard Whiting

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Patriot Coal Corp.

Jac Fourie

Y

Y

Y

BHP Billiton

John King

Y

Y

National Gypsum Company

Mark Premo

Y

Y

Avanti Mining

Paul Georgia

Y

Frontiers of Freedom

Tate Rosenbusch

Y

QEP Resources

Alex Boulton

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Brush Resources

David Farnsworth

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Monsanto

Dennis Wheeler

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Coeur d’Alene Mines Corporation

Greg Lang

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Barrack Gold Corporation

John Rich Jr

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Reading Anthracite Co.

Ron Hochstein

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Denison Mines Corp.

John Hamrick

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Cotter Corporation

Joseph Carrabba

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.

John Galassini

Y

Y

Y

Y

Sunshine Silver Mines Corporation

Karen Bennett

Y

Y

Y

Y

Robert L Evans

Y

Y

Y

Y

Norwest Corporation

William Tate

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Bucyrus International (Caterpillar)

Dan Allan

Y

Y

Y

Sandvik Group

Janpeter Bekkering

Y

Y

Caterpillar Inc.

Jay Wileman

Y

Y

GE Energy

Baxter Phillips

Y

Massey Energy

Bradford Frisby

Y

John Disharoon

Y

Caterpillar Inc.

Christopher Curfman

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Caterpillar Inc.

Donald Blankenship

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Massey Energy

Gerard Carroll

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

National Gypsum Company

James Boyd

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

John T. Boyd Company

John Grisham

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Buckeye Industrial Mining Co.

Mark Snyder

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

State Industries, Inc.

Raymond Dubois

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Trapper Mining Inc.

Thomas Janeck

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Goldcorp

Brian Sullivan

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Alpha Natural Resources

Michael Quillen

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Alpha Natural Resources

Daniel Roling

Y

Y

Y

Y

National Coal Corp.

George Richmond

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Jim Walter Resources, Incl.

David Campbell

Y

Y

Y

Luminant

Fred Nelson

Y

Y

Y

Chevron Mining Inc.

Keith Alessi

Y

Y

Y

Westmoreland Coal Company

C Bolton Jr

Y

Y

Julia Gustafson

Y

Y

Kraig Naasz

Y

Y

Y

Y

David Finkenbinder

Y

Y

Doug Horswill

Y

Y

Y

Y

Teck Cominco Limited

James Roberts

Y

Y

Y

Y

Foundation Coal Holdings, Inc.

Timothy Sullivan

Y

Y

Y

Y

Bucyrus International (Caterpillar)

Robert Jornayvaz

Y

Y

Y

Intrepid Potash

Bill Sharrer

Y

Y

Molycorp Minerals, LLC.

Donald Ewigleben

Y

Y

AngloGold Ashanti North America Inc.

Wayne Wagner

Y

Y

Y

Brenda Cordova

Y

Richard Litt

Y

Bonny A Huffman

Y

Y

Y

Sand Hills Coal Col, Inc.

Brenda Jamieson

Y

Y

Y

Jamieson Construction Co., Inc.

Gerald Grandey

Y

Y

Y

Cameco Corporation

Jeff Schmaling

Y

Y

Y

Komatsu America

Michael Brandt

Y

Y

Y

Lafayette Coal Company

Michael T. Puskarich

Y

Y

Y

Mike McCall

Y

Y

Y

TXU Power

Wayne Murdy

Y

Y

Y

Newmont Mining Corporation

William Champion

Y

Y

Y

Rio Tinto

Bill Hodgson

Y

Y

Chuck Mottley

Y

Y

El Capitan Precious Metals, Inc.

John Stilley

Y

Y

Amerikohl Mining, Inc.

John Stoehr

Y

Y

Dyno Nobel, Inc.

Lewis Wayne Isaacs

Y

Y

BHP Billiton

Richard Adkerson

Y

Y

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold

Benjamin Statler

Y

PinnOak Resources

Donovan Symonds

Y

Norwest Corporation

Dorian Nicol

Y

Queenstake Resources Ltd.

Doug Jackson

Y

TransAlta

Neil Getzelman

Y

Interwest Mining Company

Allen Randle

Y

Y

Chevron

C.E. Bryant, Jr

Y

Y

Continental Conveyor & Equipment Company

Clifford Miercort

Y

Y

The North American Coal Corporation

Dee W Jense

Y

Y

Energy West Mining Company

J Cam Batemen

Y

Y

TransAlta

J Steven Whisler

Y

Y

Phelps Dodge Corporation

Jack Gerard

Y

Y

American Petroleum Institute

James Laforce

Y

Y

Jeffrey Zelms

Y

Y

The Doe Run Resources Corp.

Jerry Danni

Y

Y

Kinross Gold Corporation

John Brinzo

Y

Y

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.

John Miles

Y

Y

John Nils Hanson

Y

Y

Joy Global Inc.

Matt Howell

Y

Y

Zinifex Clarksville Inc.

Nori C Jones

Y

Y

Pete Neilans

Y

Y

Placer Dome US

R David Russell

Y

Y

Appolo Gold Corporation

Richard Ziegler

Y

Y

Cotter Corporation

Stanley Dempsey

Y

Y

Royal Gold Inc.

Steve Mooney

Y

Y

Thompson Creek Metals

Steven J Parker

Y

Y

Debra Struhsacker

Y

Kinross Gold Corporation

Jon Nix

Y

National Coal Corp.

Adrian F Jackman

Y

Kennecot Minerals Inc.

Brett Clayton

Y

Chris Davie

Y

Celeste Mining Corp.

Gerald Geraghty

Y

Gregory Cork

Y

Irl F. Engelhardt

Y

Peabody Holding Company

John Grubb

Y

Myron S Burdette

Y

Eagle-Picher Minerals, Inc.

Randy Foote

Y

Intrepid Potash

Thomas Schelat

Y

W. Russell King

Y

_{*Company representation based on best available data, where not available via original 990 forms. If any affiliations are misrepresented, please contact DeSmog. All sources on file.}

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May 2021

The NMA filed a brief in West Virginia v. EPA, a U.S. Supreme Court case that reduced the EPA’s ability to regulate power plants under the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan. NMA’s brief was filed by the Atlanta law firm, Troutman, Pepper, Hamilton ,and Sanders LLP. In June 2022, the court ruled 6-3 against the EPA.”¹⁸BRIEF OF RESPONDENT NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION IN SUPPORT OF THE PETITION in STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, ET AL., PETITIONERS, v. U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY AND MICHAEL REGAN, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, RESPONDENTS,” Supreme Court of the United States docket no. 20-1530. ¹⁹“Re: West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency, et. al., No. 20-1530,” Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, November 24, 2021. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog. ²⁰“BRIEF OF RESPONDENT NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION IN SUPPORT OF PETITIONERS in STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, ET AL., PETITIONERS v. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, ET AL., RESPONDENTS. ON WRITS OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT,” Supreme Court of the United States docket no. Nos. 20-1530, 20-1531, 20-1778, and 20-1780. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.

October 3–4, 2017

The NMA held its 2017 board meeting. According to The Intercept,²¹Lee Fang and Nick Surgey. “AFTER MASSIVE GIVEAWAYS TO INDUSTRY, MINING EXECUTIVES WILL SPEND BIG AT TRUMP’S D.C. HOTEL,” The Intercept, September 14, 2017. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/crPMu and E&E News, the meeting was scheduled to take place at the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C. and featured some of the largest coal and mining companies in the country.²²Dylan Brown. “NMA to host board meeting at Trump hotel — report,” E&E News, September 15, 2017.

The New Yorker reported that Charlie Kirk, head of Turning Point USA attended the meeting. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke was also scheduled to speak at the event.²³Lee Fang and Nick Surgey. “AFTER MASSIVE GIVEAWAYS TO INDUSTRY, MINING EXECUTIVES WILL SPEND BIG AT TRUMP’S D.C. HOTEL,” The Intercept, September 14, 2017. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/crPMu ²⁴Jane Meyer. “A Conservative Nonprofit That Seeks to Transform College Campuses Faces Allegations of Racial Bias and Illegal Campaign Activity,” The New Yorker, December 21, 2017. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/npnGL

Rooms for the days scheduled cost approximately $800 per night. Election law expert Brendan Fischer commented that because Trump had refused to divest from the Trump Organization, “money spent at the president’s D.C. hotel will make it into the president’s pocket.”²⁵Lee Fang and Nick Surgey. “AFTER MASSIVE GIVEAWAYS TO INDUSTRY, MINING EXECUTIVES WILL SPEND BIG AT TRUMP’S D.C. HOTEL,” The Intercept, September 14, 2017. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/crPMu

“The National Mining Association or any other lobbying group has likely concluded that spending money at the Trump International Hotel in D.C. is a solid way of currying favor with the administration — and that spending money anywhere else runs the risk of offending our very sensitive president,” he added.²⁶“Assessing Economic Impacts of a Stricter National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Ozone” (PDF), NERA Economic Consulting, July 2014. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.

According to the event invitation, “the evening reception on the rooftop will be the first reception since the 2016 elections and will provide an excellent opportunity to meet the new members of Congress, build on our relationships, and share our perspectives with our guests from Congress and federal agencies.”²⁷“Assessing Economic Impacts of a Stricter National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Ozone” (PDF), NERA Economic Consulting, July 2014. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.

June, 2017

NMA‘s president and CEO Hal Quinn released a statement on the WOTUS (Waters of the United States) Rule,²⁸“NMA Welcomes Proposal to Axe Illegal WOTUS Rule,” National Mining Association, June 27, 2017. Archived September 25, 2017. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/5KPm0 supporting its repeal. The EPA‘s WOTUS rule seeks to clarify the limits of federal jurisdiction to protect wetlands.²⁹“EPA’s Clean Water Rule: what’s at stake and what comes next,” The Conversation, June 3, 2015. Archived September 25, 2017. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/zf4KM

April 2017

Politico reported the NMA board of directors had voted to urge President Donald Trump to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement. The decision happened shortly after NMA leadership reportedly met with EPA Administer Scott Pruitt to discuss the accord. Pruitt had personally attended an NMA executive meeting to discuss the Paris accord. A spokesman for NMA denied that Pruitt had urged the group to support withdrawing from the accord, despite a source telling Politico the opposite.³⁰Andrew Restuccia. “Mining group to support pulling out of Paris after meeting with Pruitt,” Politico, April 25, 2017. Archived October 5, 2017. Achive.is URL: https://archive.is/mBKN0

March 2017

The NMA applauded President Donald Trump’s executive order on the Clean Power Plan (CPP).³¹“NMA Applauds Executive Order Targeting the Costly Power Plan and the Coal Moratorium,” National Mining Association, March 28, 2017. Archived September 25, 2017. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/KT1Us

“The clean power plan and the moratorium served the interests of political activists, not the American people,” said Hal Quinn, NMA president and CEO. “The president’s actions today help to restore common sense priorities and the important balance between costs and benefits that have been missing from federal regulatory policies.”

NMA also described the CPP as “extremely costly while providing no significant environmental benefits.”³²“NMA Applauds Executive Order Targeting the Costly Power Plan and the Coal Moratorium,” National Mining Association, March 28, 2017. Archived September 25, 2017. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/KT1Us

January 27, 2017

The Count on Coal coalition launched a Congressional Scorecard for the 115th congress to track votes on coal-related issues.³³“NMA Launches Congressional Scorecard Listing CRA Vote to Stop Unnecessary Stream Rule,” National Mining Association, January 27, 2017. Archived September 27, 2017. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/cGKZ0

“Count on Coal ‘s scorecard was developed to ensure vital coal industry priorities remain at the top of members’ priority lists and are translated into action that provides coal communities with urgent relief from further economic harm,” the NMA press release reported.

One of the key votes tracked would be what NMA described as a “unnecessary” stream rule:

“Swift and decisive action on the Stream Rule is required to restore balance, save high-wage jobs and protect an energy source integral to our nation’s success,” said NMA president and CEO Hal Quinn. “The combination of unnecessary government overreach, regulatory duplication and harm done through this rule meets every test for CRA action and for a key vote to kick off our scorecard for the 115th Congress.”³⁴“NMA Launches Congressional Scorecard Listing CRA Vote to Stop Unnecessary Stream Rule,” National Mining Association, January 27, 2017. Archived September 27, 2017. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/cGKZ0

On February 16, President Donald Trump signed an order to repeal the Stream Protection Rule. The Sierra Club noted that the rule covers waterways near surface coal mining operations including mountaintop-removal mines. The rule, introduced in 1983 and later strengthened by the Obama Administration, wrote that coal mines could not damage the “hydrologic balance” outside of their permit areas by doing things like dumping debris into valleys that could pollute rivers and streams with heavy metals such as selenium, mercury, and arsenic.³⁵Paul Rauber. “Goodbye, Stream Protection Rule,” Sierra, February 1, 2017. Archived September 27, 2017. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/QMRLr

August 2016

The NMA released a “Fact Sheet” on the Clean Power Plan (CPP) titled “An Unlawful, Ineffective, Expensive Federal Government Power Grab” (PDF).³⁶“An Unlawful, Ineffective, Expensive Federal Government Power Grab” (PDF), National Mining Association. Document created August 25, 2016.

According to the document, “Climate change benefits will be virtually unmeasurable,” the CPP was “unlawful,” “unworkable,” and “weakens grid reliability.” Notably, sources cited included several industry-backed groups including the Cato Institute and The American Coalition on Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE).³⁷“An Unlawful, Ineffective, Expensive Federal Government Power Grab” (PDF), National Mining Association. Document created August 25, 2016.

January 2016

NMA requested an immediate stay of the Clean Power Plan, along with industry applicants Murray Energy Corporation, Peabody Energy Corporation, and American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE).³⁸“MURRAY ENERGY CORPORATION, PEABODY ENERGY CORPORATION, ET AL., Applicants, v. UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY and REGINA A. MCCARTHY, Administrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Respondents” (PDF), Supreme Court of the United States, January 2016. Retrieved from edf.org.

October 2015

The NMA, ACCCE and Murray Energy Corporation signed on to a coal industry motion for a stay of the Clean Power Plan, claiming that “EPA‘s legal basis for transforming the electric sector is farfetched at best.”³⁹“USCA Case #15-1366” (PDF), filed October 23, 2015. Retrieved from edf.org.

In August, NMA had also sent a letter to EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy, requesting a stay of the “Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units.” NMA president and CEO Hal Quin claimed in the letter that “staying the rule will not affect the climate” and “ even when fully implemented, will not meaningfully lower temperatures, reduce sea level rise or otherwise have climate impacts.”⁴⁰“Dear Administrator McCarthy” (PDF), National Mining Association. Retrieved from influencemap.org.

September 2015

Luke Popovitch, a spokesman for NMA, went on Newstalk KGVO radio to discuss the EPA‘s Clean Power Plan. Audio below.“⁴¹Luke Popovitch from the National Mining Association about the EPA’s Clean Power Plan,” YouTube video uploaded by user “Newstalk KGVO,” September 3, 2015. Archived .mp4 on file at DeSmog.

“There is really a hidden agenda here, which is to say, this President is going to be the climate president but he is doing so at the expense of American industry, to say nothing of American households,” Popovitch said.

December 1, 2014

NMA submitted comments on the EPA‘s emissions guidelines for existing power plants, claiming that “EPA’s proposed regulations are unlawful at the most fundamental level.”⁴²“COMMENTS OF THE NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION” (PDF), National Mining Association. Retrieved from influencemap.org.

July 29, 2014

Hal Quinn, NMA President and CEO, testified at an Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) public hearing in Washington, D.C. where he opposed the EPA‘s proposed regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from existing power plants.⁴³“NMA Says EPA’s Climate Rule Erects Structural Barrier to Economic Recovery, Future Growth,” National Mining Association, July 29, 2004. Archived September 26, 2017. Archive.is URL:  https://archive.is/nVIb6

“EPA’s proposal is another step in this administration’s policies designed to eliminate low cost and reliable electricity and replace it with more expensive and less reliable sources. By reducing the diversity of our nation’s electricity supply and raising its costs, EPA will create a structural barrier for our economic recovery and future growth,” Quinn said.

May 2011

The American Coal Foundation paid Scholastic, Inc.—the children’s books publisher—to produce maps and worksheets called the “United States of Energy” and place them in classrooms.⁴⁴Jeff Young. “Scholastic distributed coal propaganda in schools,” PRI, May 16, 2011. Archived September 27, 2017. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/yFfx9

“At first glance, it looks like an exploration of all sources of electricity. But much of the information comes from the National Mining Association, a coal-lobbying group. And these exercises for children subtly emphasize coal’s benefits,” PRI reported, noting that the maps do not mention environmental damages associated with mining. Solar power only appeared once in the map.

Faith Boninger, a research analyst with Arizona State University’s Commercialism in Education Research Unit, described them as “not really education.” Rather, she said “they’re propaganda.”

A Scholastic representative provided a statement, noting: “Since the program is designed for elementary schoolchildren, the materials do not attempt to cover all of the complex issues around the sourcing and consumption of energy.”⁴⁵Jeff Young. “Scholastic distributed coal propaganda in schools,” PRI, May 16, 2011. Archived September 27, 2017. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/yFfx9

On May 13, 2011, Scholastic issued the following statement:

“This week, Scholastic came under criticism for an 11” x 16” poster map which displays different sources of energy – coal, nuclear, hydroelectric, solar, wind and natural gas – not so much for the content of the poster but primarily for its sponsorship by the American Coal Foundation. We acknowledge that the mere fact of sponsorship may call into question the authenticity of the information, and therefore conclude that we were not vigilant enough as to the effect of sponsorship in this instance. We have no plans to further distribute this particular program.”

January 2011

Politico reported that the NMA—along with the American Petroleum Institute, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and other industry-friendly groups—attended a closed-door meeting with Republican staff members to strategize a way to “handcuff the Obama administration’s climate change agenda.”⁴⁶Robin Bravender and Darren Goode. “GOP staff, energy lobby in talks,” Politico, January 20, 2011. Archived September 26, 2017. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/ah0Oy

Politico described the goal as an “all-out push to block federal and state climate rules.”

“The feedback we got was ‘hey, great, go for it guys,’” one Republican aide told Politico. “And we pretty strongly told them we do need your help to get this done. And when we walked away from the meeting the feeling was we got that.”⁴⁷Robin Bravender and Darren Goode. “GOP staff, energy lobby in talks,” Politico, January 20, 2011. Archived September 26, 2017. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/ah0Oy

Fred Upton and Jim Inhofe‘s aides were among those seeking for the push to block climate change regulations.

June 2009

The NMA was behind a PowerPoint document highlighted supposed regional costs that energy consumers would face under the Waxman-Markey climate and energy bill. Grist reported that the document was discussed on a conference call held by the “Rural America Solutions Group” within the GOP caucus, hosted by Frank Lucas (R-Okla.), Sam Graves (R-Mo.), and Doc Hastings (R-Wash.).⁴⁸Kate Sheppard. “House GOP circulating anti–climate bill document created by coal lobby,” Grist, June 19, 2009. Archived September 26, 2017. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/p8igD

Tamara Hinton, spokesperson for the Republicans on the Agriculture Committee, says that the PowerPoint document originated from the NMA.

“If the coal industry wants to provide information to show how it will impact people, we’re just letting people know that that information exists,” said Hinton. “There is no conflict of interest.”⁴⁹Kate Sheppard. “House GOP circulating anti–climate bill document created by coal lobby,” Grist, June 19, 2009. Archived September 26, 2017. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/p8igD

November 28, 2008

The NMA submitted comments on the proposed regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (CAA). According to the submitted comments, “NMA believes that the CAA is ill-suited for addressing climate change and that regulation of GHGs under the CAA in its current form will result in highly inefficient and wasteful regulation with extremely high costs for little or no societal benefit.”⁵⁰“Comments of the National Mining Association on Regulating Greenhouse Gases Under the Clean Air Act Docket ID EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0318” (PDF), National Mining Association, November 28, 2008. Retrieved from Uschamber.com. ⁵¹“Potential Regulation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Under the Clean Air Act,” National Mining Association. Archived January 5, 2009. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/ivXDu

NMA Members

Contact & Address

National Mining Association⁵²“About NMA,” National Mining Association. Archived September 26, 2017. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/fzxTV
101 Constitution Ave. NW
Suite 500 East
Washington, D.C. 20001
Phone: (202) 463-2600

Social Media

• National Mining Association on LinkedIn.
• @countoncoal on Twitter.
• @NationalMining on Twitter.

Other Resources

• “NMA,” Influencemap.
• “National Mining Association,” Wikipedia.
• “National Mining Association,” Polluterwatch.
• “National Mining Association” SourceWatch.

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  Lee Fang and Nick Surgey. “AFTER MASSIVE GIVEAWAYS TO INDUSTRY, MINING EXECUTIVES WILL SPEND BIG AT TRUMP’S D.C. HOTEL,” The Intercept, September 14, 2017. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/crPMu
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  “Assessing Economic Impacts of a Stricter National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Ozone” (PDF), NERA Economic Consulting, July 2014. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.
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  “MURRAY ENERGY CORPORATION, PEABODY ENERGY CORPORATION, ET AL., Applicants, v. UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY and REGINA A. MCCARTHY, Administrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Respondents” (PDF), Supreme Court of the United States, January 2016. Retrieved from edf.org.
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