Published: Tuesday, May 4, 2021 Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.). Photo credit: Teresa Canino/GFR Media/GDA Photo Service/Newscom House Natural Resources Chair Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) will be pushing mining reform legislation now that Democrats control Congress. Teresa Canino/GFR Media/GDA Photo Service/Newscom Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are jockeying to capitalize on the Biden administration's clean energy goals in order to enact their divergent visions for a mining overhaul. Republicans this year have repeatedly raised minerals' utility in electric vehicles and wind turbines to support their push to expand U.S. mining and shorten environmental reviews.