Video & Transcript Research : 'surface mining'

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ND

North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session

Administrative Rules Committee Jun 11th, 2026

Administrative Rules Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • So we made the exception that they could still remain having the receptacle down below on the surface
  • So we made the exception that they could still remain having the receptacle down below on the surface
  • received in the commingled production section was addressed by an adjustment to the definition of mine
  • area by limiting it to the mine area within one calendar year.
  • Yes, Madam Chair, members of the commission, they typically in coal mining explorations limit themselves
Summary: The committee approved the March 12, 2026 minutes and granted the Board of Medicine an extension of time to implement rule changes tied to House Bill 1620/1622, which concern North Dakota’s entry into the physician assistant licensure compact. The Board said it is waiting on compact rules, especially fee structures, before finalizing its own rules. The committee then took up extensive Office of Management and Budget personnel rule revisions, covering salary administration, recruitment, leave policies, funeral leave, service awards, appeals, and shared leave. OMB said the changes modernize HR practices and implement recent legislation, including new hire leave and enhanced annual leave for hard-to-fill positions; the committee raised concerns about the subjectivity and fairness of the hard-to-fill leave provisions, but no action was taken against the rules. The North Dakota Lottery presented emergency and regular rule changes, including updates tied to the Millionaire for Life game and miscellaneous clarifications. The Board of Examiners for Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology described rule updates that add speech-language pathology assistants to the rules, ease continuing education requirements for out-of-state applicants, expand temporary licensure, and clarify supervision standards. The State Electrical Board reviewed numerous code updates, including changes to electrical and fire alarm standards, receptacle labeling, countertop receptacles, and a major new conveyance/elevator inspection program added by the Legislature; the board said it is preparing to begin inspections by August 1. The Industrial Commission’s Geological Survey Division presented new rules implementing House Bill 1459 on critical minerals in coal-bearing formations, including permit, reporting, confidentiality, and royalty-related provisions. The committee asked about confidentiality of exploration data and drilling depth. The Public Employees Retirement System outlined rule changes implementing several bills affecting defined benefit, public safety, defined contribution, insurance, deferred compensation, and retiree health credit programs, and noted possible future proposals to add state EMS or create a LOSAP-style plan. The Department of Health and Human Services presented substance use disorder voucher rules implementing House Bill 1012, including allowing individuals to apply directly and setting reimbursement procedures; the rules were expected to have a $250,000 general fund impact already included in the budget. The longest discussion involved the Gaming Commission rules. Members questioned whether the commission had authority to raise poker tournament buy-ins from $300 to $1,500, viewing it as an expansion of gaming rather than a mere clarification. After debate, the committee voted to void that specific rule section for lack of statutory authority. The rest of the gaming rules covered higher raffle limits from House Bill 1192, the change from “bar” to “alcoholic beverage establishment,” veterans’ organization proceeds, credit ticket voucher kiosks, online raffles, and advertising restrictions; the presenter said several public comments led to revisions or withdrawals of proposed language. The meeting ended with discussion of upcoming Ethics Commission travel-reporting rules and scheduling the next committee meeting in September.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Waste water is water that is brought to the surface with the production of oil and gas and is an inherent
  • With gaining a better understanding of the root causes of surface breakouts and seismic activities.
  • Obviously it's been a focus of mine for three or four sessions now and now we've got six projects in
  • . surface.
  • Surface water data collection and analysis, 1.6 million, and two FTEs.
Bills: SB1, SB 1
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

January 14, 2025 - 01:00 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • Now we use a much stronger surface area that self-seals after a nail goes into it.
  • We mine a lot of data. We do a lot of data. We do a lot of... What they're doing.
  • We mine a lot of data. We do a lot of things.
  • And so we also do mine our own, the overall database on our own as much as possible, but again, as...
  • ...mine our own, the overall database on our own as much as possible.
Summary: The subcommittee held its first meeting on homeowners property insurance, with members from both parties introducing themselves and repeatedly noting that insurance affordability, roof condition, claims handling, and storm recovery are top concerns for their districts. Chair Yeager said the meeting was intended as an educational discussion rather than a legislative debate, and introduced a panel that included Insurance Commissioner Mike Yaworski, consumer Chad Carr, agent Mary Catherine Lawler, insurer executive Melissa Burt DeVries, and policyholder attorney Chip Merlin. The panel and members discussed major cost drivers in Florida homeowners insurance, including inflation, home age, roof age, mitigation features, claims history, litigation costs, reinsurance, and the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund. Commissioner Yaworski said underwriting has become more sophisticated and that litigation costs, reinsurance, and replacement-cost inflation all affect premiums; he also said litigation is down about 30% and average requested rate increases have fallen from about 22.1% in 2022 to 0.8% today. DeVries said age of home, replacement cost, roof age, and coverage choices can materially change premiums, and explained that reinsurance is a major expense passed through to consumers. Merlin emphasized transparency concerns, argued that insurers are increasingly individualizing risk, and said consumers often struggle with coverage limits, deductibles, and claim denials. Members asked about flood coverage, hurricane deductibles, managed repair programs, mitigation credits, new insurer capitalization, and whether savings from reforms are reaching consumers. Yaworski explained that flood is generally excluded from homeowners policies and covered separately, that hurricane deductibles are mandatory in Florida and usually around 5%, and that the office tracks savings from reforms through rate filings and insurer discussions. He said the state is updating mitigation discounts and monitoring new entrants closely for solvency and market conduct. Several members and panelists said recent reforms have helped reduce some abuses and litigation, but many consumers are still seeing higher premiums because replacement costs and reinsurance remain elevated. No votes or formal actions were taken.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's become sort of a hobby of mine.
  • They are a pair of bills that reference artificial grass and turf surfaces.
  • Hopefully, a comprehensive athletic surface performance commission would be established as referenced
  • The use of artificial surfaces in parks allows communities to have outdoor tracks for drop-in walking
  • The evaluation and comprehensive athletic surface committee implementation should take place prior to
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources held a heavily attended hybrid hearing focused primarily on plastics reduction bills, along with a few local and related waste-management measures. Chair Rauch and Chair Barber outlined strict testimony rules because of the large number of speakers. Before the plastics docket, the committee heard support for a local Sharon sewer-extension bill for a Sunrise Senior Living project, and the bill’s proponents said the project would help address senior housing needs and would still require MWRA and local approvals. The chairs also noted a separate local matter involving Sharon and the MWRA. A major portion of the hearing centered on the Plastics Reduction Act and related bills addressing single-use plastics, including plastic bags, polystyrene, black plastic, plastic beverage bottles, non-flushable wipes, skip-the-stuff provisions, and truth-in-labeling. Sponsors and supporters said the bills would reduce litter, microplastics, greenhouse gas emissions, and municipal waste costs, while creating statewide consistency and supporting environmental justice communities. Several speakers cited local bans already adopted by many Massachusetts cities and towns, and many urged the committee to advance comprehensive statewide action. The committee also heard testimony on a boat wrap recycling bill, a mattress recycling bill, and a bill to prohibit hotels from providing small plastic toiletries. Municipal officials and waste professionals supported extended producer responsibility for paint and labeling for non-flushable wipes, saying these measures would shift costs away from cities and towns and reduce strain on wastewater systems. The Massachusetts Municipal Association, Mayor Ruth Ann Fuller of Newton, and a Franklin County waste official all backed paint EPR and wipes labeling. Fire Chief Brian Nardelli testified for the Fire Chiefs Association in support of lithium-ion battery legislation, citing fire safety and disposal concerns. Other speakers, including environmental groups, local activists, and business representatives, supported bag and polystyrene bans, though the Retailers Association of Massachusetts urged any bag policy to be truly statewide and said any bag fee should be retained by retailers. No votes were taken during the hearing.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Environmental Regulation May 1st, 2025

Environmental Regulation

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is Chairman Wilson's bill relating to the prohibition of certain new mines, quarries, or rock-crushing
  • I do feel a need to say, too, that because the funeral home is also a constituent of mine.
  • Additionally, This bill amends requirements for surface spray disposal systems to improve monitoring
  • Surface spray systems are an on-site wastewater treatment solution.
  • When you're spraying that water up on the surface of the ground, the final...
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Apr 2nd, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • A good friend of mine from Nacogdoches who brings years of experience in agriculture and legislation.
  • So that's about, say, eight or nine hundred thousand in surface water.
  • We only have roughly 800,000 to 900,000 acre-feet of surface water. We need six million.
  • So again, it's 800,000 to 900,000 acre-feet from surface water within Texas.
  • Water supply that was in Bryan College Station's mine, theirs, and that Georgetown is now poaching.
Bills: SJR12, SCR39, SB7, SB8, SB27, SB29, SB125, SB241, SB371, SB396, SB406, SB464, SB568, SB578, SB608, SB617, SB660, SB689, SB693, SB707, SB731, SB732, SB763, SB779, SB836, SB854, SB857, SB875, SB878, SB879, SB906, SB920, SB921, SB922, SB942, SB965, SB985, SB996, SB1029, SB1035, SB1036, SB1059, SB1084, SB1098, SB1101, SB1185, SB1188, SB1321, SB1332, SB1366, SB1388, SB1396, SB1453, SB1484, SB1494, SB1536, SB1563, SB1596, SB1610, SB1619, SB1737, SB1738, SB1741, SB1816, SB1822, SB1841, SB1939, SB2155, SB2188, SB2230, SJR36, SJR12, SJR81, SJR50, SCR22, SCR12, SCR39, SB765, SB62, SB666, SB888, SB687, SB847, SB1248, SB504, SB857, SB305, SB296, SB284, SB241, SB304, SB1023, SB204, SB609, SB670, SB850, SB854, SB413, SB1346, SB1033, SB1220, SB1073, SB810, SB1539, SB447, SB406, SB985, SB1119, SB1505, SB1215, SB1302, SB583, SB673, SB681, SB1172, SB608, SB955, SB957, SB1120, SB541, SB1737, SB266, SB1415, SB125, SB53, SB1352, SB785, SB1450, SB1502, SB1566, SB414, SB1062, SB578, SB711, SB746, SB942, SB1404, SB1448, SB1738, SB507, SB689, SB1026, SB1349, SB1355, SB1433, SB1434, SB1596, SB1403, SB763, SB667, SB1059, SB617, SB1567, SB310, SB311, SB505, SB1209, SB1210, SB1470, SB264, SB1029, SB1358, SB1364, SB1569, SB1376, SB1228, SB519, SB878, SB1350, SB462, SB827, SB1585, SB1396, SB920, SB1484, SB1273, SB1741, SB7, SB927, SB1227, SB1229, SB1353, SB1366, SB1464, SB1709, SB1729, SB1733, SB1744, SB1772, SB1816, SB1841, SB2188, SB1147, SB879, SB1008, SB1536, SB2016, SB1453, SB1173, SB1163, SB996, SB27, SB568, SB1370, SB1321, SB1101, SB906, SB860, SB1563, SB993, SB693, SB1610, SB1537, SB836, SB1332, SB1307, SB963, SB493, SB922, SB984, SB1084, SB619, SB1098, SB1122, SB455, SB522, SB1057, SB1239, SB1254, SB1255, SB1259, SB1341, SB1664, SB1877, SB464, SB1277, SB32, SB732, SB660, SB731, SB921, SB268, SB1822, SB1188, SB1939, SB1589, SB397, SB1388, SB2230, SB1058, SB1036, SB1267, SB2112, SB1930, SB532, SB1035, SB2155, SB508, SB29, SB292, SB291, SB901, SB1333, SB1436, SB1494, SB964, SB779, SB1378, SB2312, SB1719, SB1386, SB287, SB2143, SB1245, SB261, SB1247, SB1948, SB2406, SB2407, SB1882, SB1197, SB1814, SB618, SB38, SB393, SB2065, SB1371, SB1394, SB1365, SB2243, SB2226, SB2039, SB1919, SB1895, SB1598, SB1493, SB1810, SB1791, SB1706, SB1644, SB1238, SB783, SB458, SB22, SB651, SB897, SB7, SB125, SB578, SB608, SB617, SB763, SB836, SB878, SB906, SB920, SB942, SB985, SB1084, SB1366, SB1388, SB1563, SB1737, SB1738, SB1816, SB1939, SB406, SB689, SR327, SR346, SR351, SR352
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Natural Resources Jun 23rd, 2026

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • So how many were data mining? How many were data centers? How many responded completely?
  • Can't it be surface water? Well water? Well, from the lake?
  • Is that surface water? Well, well water.
  • That's one acre-foot of water for every surface acre that's pumped.
  • That would be more use than our municipal, mining, manufacturing, and livestock.
Keywords: 1184, house, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Environment Committee Meeting - 2026-04-16

Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm here on behalf of Mining Minnesota.
  • Mining Minnesota is a trade association for companies exploring and developing plans to mine the critical
  • domestic recycling and domestic mining. domestic recycling and domestic mining.
  • This reduces surface runoff and erosion.
  • This reduces surface runoff and erosion. This reduces surface runoff and erosion.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 02/26/25

Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:59:49.799> you you don't get the smooth surface you you don't get the smooth surface you
  • Plastics have been sort of a nemesis of mine for a really long time.
  • Plastics have been sort of a nemesis of mine for a really long time.
  • Plastics have been sort of a nemesis of mine for a really long time.
  • Plastics have been sort of a nemesis of mine for a really long time.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
WY
Transcript Highlights:
  • on surface transportation issues. on surface transportation issues.
  • > ones Yeah, mine mine I have powerful ones Yeah, mine mine I have powerful ones myself. myself
  • <00:57:04.359> is<00:57:04.480> being the surface transportation act is being the surface
  • I'm Travis Deitai with the Wyoming Mining Association and in support of this topic.
  • The real simple solution is to mine more minerals, and this could help in that. So, Mr.
Keywords: 916, all
Summary: The committee opened by taking roll for the Joint Transportation, Highways, and Military Affairs Committee and noting that 20 topics had been submitted for discussion, including one late addition. Members were asked to number the topics for reference, and the chair explained that each presenter should give a brief overview before the committee returned to the dais for questions and possible ranking or action. No votes were taken during the portion provided. The first topic was a request from the Associated General Contractors of Wyoming to have TRIP, a third-party transportation research organization, present a report on Wyoming’s highway system. The report is intended to identify transportation needs and 25 priority projects, and the committee generally supported hearing the report and methodology directly from TRIP. The next topic combined two similar railroad safety proposals. Representative Chestek described a bill addressing train length, wayside detectors, and track inspections, citing the East Palestine derailment and concerns about reduced inspection frequency. Committee members raised questions about federal preemption and enforcement authority; Chestek said states can be more protective of safety where federal rules leave gaps, and WYDOT said it would need additional expertise and staffing to administer such a program. No public testimony was offered on the railroad topic. The committee then heard two proposals from the Wyoming Military Department. One would study Tricare subsidies for mental health providers by comparing Tricare reimbursement rates with other insurers, gathering de-identified data on eligible members and provider participation, and then returning to the committee with findings before any legislative recommendation. Members discussed whether the issue might fit better in Labor, Health, and Social Services, but the military department said it believed the committee had a strong connection to the topic. The second military topic would study Service Group Life Insurance for state active duty, comparing state and federal death benefits for Guard members to identify any shortfalls. The committee also briefly discussed a VSO program review raised by Representative Neff, focusing on the number of veterans service officers and retention, but no action was taken in the excerpt.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Radioactive and Hazardous Materials Dec 8th, 2025 at 09:45 am

Radioactive & Hazardous Materials Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • The second mine that I have here is the St. Anthony mine, which is being operated by GE.
  • These included the Moe number four mine, Schmidt decline mine, and the Red Bluff number one mine.
  • I'm the Program Manager for the Mining Act. We work on reclamation of active mines.
  • We issue permits for exploration for new mining as well as permits for new mining.
  • How about denying mining rights or mining permits?
Keywords: 996, all
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • You know, I have to... that's always been a little thing of mine.
  • You know, I have to... that's always been a little thing of mine.
  • But we've barely scratched the surface.
  • But we've barely scratched the surface.
  • Our hospital in Hazard is on former mine lands.
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The Disaster Prevention and Resiliency Task Force opened its sixth meeting by approving the minutes and then taking up a presentation from University of Pikeville representatives and local leaders on an Eastern Kentucky Disaster Relief Center at Bear Mountain in Pike County. Speakers included Greg May, Rep. Ashley Tacket Laferty, Lori Worth, and Laura Damron. They described repeated flooding and other disasters in eastern Kentucky, the lack of a single prepared relief location, and the need for a centralized, elevated site that could serve as a flood and broader natural-disaster hub. The presenters said the Bear Mountain property, about 530 acres and well above flood levels, could support a multi-use facility combining disaster response functions with university and community uses. Proposed features included a command and communications center, distribution space, emergency shelter, medical and clinic support, food service, restroom facilities, RV hookups, and an indoor track/distribution building. They emphasized that the project would help avoid disrupting existing venues such as the Pikeville Expo Center and Jenny Wiley State Resort Park, while also supporting tourism and economic recovery. Committee members asked about community and emergency-management support, annual operating costs, and resilience standards such as tornado-related building codes. In response, the presenters said local stakeholders, including Appalachian Wireless, Pikeville Medical Center, Community Trust Bank, the city of Pikeville, and emergency management officials, had expressed support. They said the university planned to absorb some operating costs through multiple uses of the facility, community camps, and budgeted maintenance, and that construction documents were nearly complete with plans to begin building within months. After the presentation, the chair thanked the presenters and moved the committee into its recommendations discussion, noting the broader fiscal and humanitarian importance of disaster preparedness and resiliency and indicating that future legislation would likely follow from the task force’s work.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Committee on Taxes - 04/08/25

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • Budgets for small schools like mine are always very tight.
  • Budgets for small<00:23:50.080> schools<00:23:50.320> like<00:23:50.480> mine<00
  • :23:50.720> are<00:23:50.880> always<00:23:51.039> very small schools like mine
  • Cloud, in that these surface parking lots are again spaces of great potential for redevelopment.
  • Senate file Mine is not amendment.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, March 3, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • They want to destroy our attention span and mine what little remains for advertising dollars.
  • They want to destroy our attention span and mine what little remains for advertising dollars.
  • <03:27:15.400> and ...land management by dividing surface ownership.
  • The BLM delivered its report in 2022. surface and subsurface estates.
  • And it surface and subsurface estates.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 3/12/26

Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • uh connect up to one of the surface uh connect up to one of the surface water<00:21:32.480> supplies
  • Everything from bringing surface water to cities, bringing surface water, treating it, dumping the lake
  • I have asked that Lake M will be included in a surface water conversion. they wanted to not bring surface
  • /c><00:22:50.000> cities, bringing surface water to cities, bringing surface water to cities,
  • :51.919> it, bringing surface water, treating it, bringing surface water, treating it, dumping
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Licensing & Administrative Procedures Mar 25th, 2025

Licensing & Administrative Procedures

Transcript Highlights:
  • Personally, my longtime hairdresser was a trusted confidant of mine, in fact, my late husband often referred
  • We use ATUs, uh, or advanced treatment units, uh, for, for surface discharge.
  • Most states do not even allow surface discharge.
  • This is still just mine. They just asked if I would come out.
  • Inside shell diameter of 16 inches or less, heating surfaces of 20 square feet or less, gross volume
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House DFL Press Conference 3/25/26

Transcript Highlights:
  • And right now, families like mine who are budgeting for a new baby, who depend on good union grocery
  • 00:04:24.080> now,<00:04:24.720> families<00:04:25.120> like<00:04:25.280> mine
  • <00:04:25.600> who And right now, families like mine who And right now, families like mine
  • Because on the surface it seems like it could be the same, right?
  • it seems like it could be on the surface it seems like it could be the<00:26:55.600> same,<00
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: The meeting focused on proposed Minnesota legislation to ban surveillance pricing and restrict AI-powered electronic shelf labels in grocery stores. Speakers from UFCW 1189 and UFCW Local 663, along with Rep. Samantha Sencer-Mura and Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy, argued that these technologies could enable real-time price increases based on consumer data, undermine budgeting and privacy, and worsen affordability for families. They also said the technology could reduce hours or eliminate jobs for grocery workers who currently handle pricing and store knowledge, with UFCW Local 663 estimating about 500 affected jobs among its members alone. Testimony emphasized examples such as baby formula, diapers, bananas, and milk to illustrate how fluctuating prices could hurt families, seniors on fixed incomes, and people in food deserts. Speakers also argued that grocery workers provide essential customer service and that automation should be introduced responsibly, not at the expense of workers or consumers. Murphy and Sencer-Mura framed the bill as a response to corporate greed and big tech surveillance, saying Minnesota should act proactively before the practices become widespread. During questions, lawmakers and advocates discussed whether the issue was proactive or reactive, whether disclosure requirements like those used in New York would be sufficient, and how surveillance pricing differs from loyalty programs or coupons. Speakers said disclosure alone would not prevent tracking or price manipulation and that the goal was to stop the practice altogether. The transcript ended with the advocates saying they would continue meeting with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle; no vote or final committee action was recorded in the excerpt, though one question referenced a related bill stalling in committee earlier that morning.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • To control discharges of pollutants to surface waters including treated produced water in the oil and
  • Discharge of treated produced water into surface waters, the Railroad Commission of Texas. currently
  • Commission to TCEQ, consolidating permitting for both the discharge of treated produced water to surface
  • You know, if they do lead to problems with our groundwater surface water, but the concept we support,
  • Environmental Equality to issue permits for the land application of- water produced from certain mining
Bills: SB766, SB290, SB494, SB1145
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Investment Committee 3/3/26

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, they dug trenches to dump that in quite deep and when it would bubble to the surface, they would
  • Um, they dug trenches to dump that in quite deep and when it would bubble to the surface, they would
  • Um, they dug trenches to dump that in quite deep and when it would bubble to the surface, they would
  • Um, they dug trenches to dump that in quite deep and when it would bubble to the surface, they would
  • , when it would bubble to the surface, when it would bubble to the surface, they<00:10:48.880>
Keywords: 1183, house
Summary: The meeting was a PFAS-focused hearing of the Capital Investment Committee, with members informally discussing the scale of PFAS cleanup costs, possible Minnesota-made removal technology, and even committee birthday treats before the testimony began. No formal votes or motions were taken in the portion provided. The chair also noted the committee was waiting on a computer/cable issue before starting the presentation. The main testimony came from Sandy Wyn, co-chair of the Great Lakes PFAS Action Network, who described how PFAS contamination affected her Michigan community. She recounted that her private well tested at extremely high PFAS levels after a state visit, linked the contamination to Wolverine Worldwide’s historic dumping practices, and said the pollution spread through groundwater and municipal systems. She emphasized that PFAS are widespread in consumer products, firefighting foam, wastewater biosolids, and agriculture, and argued that the chemicals’ persistence makes them difficult to manage once released. Wyn said PFAS exposure is associated with health problems including cholesterol issues, liver and thyroid damage, kidney cancer, low birth weight, and reduced vaccine response in children. She told members she had her own blood tested, later developed thyroid cancer, and said a local child had very high PFAS levels and vaccine complications. Members asked for supporting studies, and she referenced the C8 study and other research. She urged stronger product restrictions, labeling, blood and water testing support, caution around biosolids, and continued efforts to reduce PFAS use, while acknowledging some limited uses may still be necessary in critical applications like military firefighting foam or medical devices.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Radioactive and Hazardous Materials May 29th, 2025

Radioactive & Hazardous Materials Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • , for injuries caused by the Gold King Mine release.
  • So Gold King Mine is a good example.
  • Um, The Grant's Mining District, very, uh, you know, mining, uh, beginning in the late 1940s, uh, thousands
  • Any uranium mining in New Mexico because we have a legacy problem.
  • You know, there's the Nasamiento copper mine, for example.