This morning, day eight of the South Dakota Keystone XL pipeline hearings, Dakota Rural Action member Sue Sibson took the stand. The Sibsons, husband and wife Mike and Sue, live out near Howard. They’re a good, third-generation South Dakota ranch … Continued
It’s Monday and we are back in the Capitol building in Pierre, South Dakota, for day seven of the Keystone XL permit certification hearing. Last week the hearings went through Saturday, with the extra day being added on due to … Continued
We have just concluded the third day of testimony on the Keystone XL permit certification here in Pierre, South Dakota. It’s been a bit of a ride, to say the least – rules seem to change by the hour, TransCanada … Continued
DRA has intervened in the pipeline certification of TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline. Two of our members, Paul Seamans and John Harter, are here at the hearing as well and will be reading their opening statements later in this process and … Continued
The Indigenous Environmental Network and Dakota Rural Action are teaming up to raise funds to support the on-going legal and grassroots fights against Keystone XL and Dakota Access. These two pipeline proposals threaten the Great Plains – and our planet, … Continued
TransCanada likes to tout the supposed benefits of Keystone XL in South Dakota. But history – and recent history at that – shows those benefits don’t always live up to the hype. In fact, they don’t even come close. One … Continued
For immediate Release: APRIL 9, 2015 Contact: Sabrina King, Dakota Rural Action Keystone XL Organizer, (605) 939-0527. Dallas Goldtooth, IEN KXL Organizer, (507) 412-7609 TRIBES AND LANDOWNERS FIGHT TO BE HEARD IN SOUTH DAKOTA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (PUC) HEARINGS ON … Continued
Today, the Public Utilities Commission decided on a key issue in the certification process for South Dakota’s portion of the Keystone XL pipeline. Last month, TransCanada filed a motion to limit discovery – in essence, a limit in what we … Continued
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 Contact: Paul Seamans, landowner crossed by Keystone XL: 605-280-7546 John Harter, landowner crossed by Keystone XL: 605-840-9478 Sabrina King, Dakota Rural Action Office: 605-939-0527 LANDOWNERS SLAM NOEM, THUNE FOR VOTING AGAINST SOUTH DAKOTA … Continued
