National Outreach Collaboration meetings explored advocacy, education, outreach

The National Outreach Collaboration (NOC) held its in-person first-quarter meeting on Feb. 23 and virtual second-quarter meeting on June 4. Advocacy for mining Ryan Sistad, executive director of Better in Our Back Yard (BIOBY), presented during the NOC first-quarter meeting. He highlighted BIOBY’s outreach efforts through advocacy for industrial planning, with a particular focus on permitting refo...