American Mining Congress

Endangered Species Act Signed, Industry Groups Immediately Begin Weakening Campaign

1973-12-28 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

On December 28, 1973, President Nixon signed the Endangered Species Act (ESA) into law after it passed the Senate 92-0 and the House 355-4. The near-unanimous votes masked deep industry opposition that would fuel decades of efforts to weaken the law through administrative action, litigation, and …

Richard Nixon American Mining Congress National Forest Products Association American Farm Bureau Federation Western States Petroleum Association +1 more environmental endangered-species-act regulatory-capture corporate-lobbying wildlife

Wilderness Act Signed After Eight Years of Industry Opposition, Creates National Wilderness Preservation System

1964-09-03 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

On September 3, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Wilderness Act into law, establishing the National Wilderness Preservation System and designating 9.1 million acres of federal land as protected wilderness. The legislation defined wilderness as “an area where the earth and its …

President Lyndon B. Johnson Howard Zahniser Wilderness Society U.S. Forest Service Mining Industry +1 more environmental-regulation public-lands corporate-lobbying conservation