US Senate Hearings Highlight Need for Extractive Industries Transparency Legislation

The United States Senate held two hearings on September 24 on natural resource extraction and accountability. The PWYP US coalition welcomed these hearings, and urged both the Senate and the House of Representatives to pass the EITD Act, a crucial step toward providing the information necessary to fight corruption and promote accountability in the extractive industries. Read the PWYP US press release and visit Open The Books to learn more.