Rapid City Council Has Concern About Uranium Mine

Rapid City Council Votes to Draft Resolution of Concern Regarding Uranium Mine Dakota Rural Action Thanks Mayor and City Council for Listening to Concerns of Citizens     The Rapid City Council voted unanimously on Monday, August 5, 2013, to … Continued

Mining Permit Hearing

Citizens Successful on Call to Protect Their Right to a Fair Hearing SD Board of Minerals and Environment Will Hold Mining Permit Hearing in Rapid City   After countless citizen letters, phone calls, and emails to Governor Daugaard and state … Continued

Petition Opposing BH Uranium Mine

ACTION ALERT Powertech Uranium Inc – a foreign company – is moving ahead with plans to open a uranium mine in the southern Black Hills. The proposed Dewey-Burdock project covers 17,800 acres west of Hot Springs and is an extension … Continued

Right To A Fair Hearing

Citizens Call on Governor Daugaard to Protect Their Right to a Fair Hearing SD Board of Minerals & Environment Ignores the Public in Favor of Powertech Uranium Corp.   Dakota Rural Action members and allies call for the hearing date … Continued

Uranium Meetings Week of May 20-26

ACTION ALERT   This week, May 20-26, 2013, there are two meetings relevant to the Black Hills Chapter’s campaign to stop uranium mining in the Black Hills.     1) Powertech and the Custer Area Economic Development Corporation are holding … Continued

Uranium Teach-in 2

The Black Hills Chapter of Dakota Rural Action is hosting another presentation on the effects of uranium mining on our local economy, water, and land. Please join them on Thursday, April 11 at 7 pm at the Sturgis Center for … Continued

Uranium Comments

ACTION ALERT Time to comment on Black Hills uranium mine closing Public comments are now being accepted by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on the draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for a proposed uranium mine by Canadian company, Powertech, … Continued