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Register now for DRA’s Annual Meeting

October 4th at Camp Rimrock, Rapid City, SD.

Meeting begins at noon with a potluck meal.

Jan
17

DRA Weekly Legislative Update

Welcome to the Capitol--Let’s Have a Look Through Your Bags [caption id="attachment_8239" align="alignleft" width="392"] Capitol Checkpoint: All visitors are now required to enter through the north doors and submit to a search[/caption] The 2020 Legislative Session opened on Tuesday, January 14th with the Governor’s State of the State address. Due to the KXL Water Permit Hearings taking place simultaneously, DRA…

Jan
08

TransCanada Uses Rural Communities to Hide Insatiable Thirst for Public Water

Most South Dakotans concerned about the use of public water for construction of the Keystone XL pipeline have been focused on the months of contested case hearings before the Water…

Dec
05

EPA Uranium Permits–Public Comment Portal Re-opened; New Deadline Dec. 11

Update 12/10/19: the government portal has RE-OPENED. New Due date for public comment is Wednesday, Dec. 11 at 11:59pm Eastern Time. The post below has been updated to reflect that…

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