The deadline to submit comments on the Pactola Mining Withdrawal Plan is less than a week away. Recently the Bureau of Land Management and the US Forest Service released a proposal to protect over 20,000 acres of land surrounding … Continued
Jenny Gulch & Pactola Reservoir Threatened By F3 Gold Project–Comments Due By Oct. 22nd! YOUR VOICE IS NEEDED for public comment on a proposed gold project that strikes at the heart of the Black Hills and endangers the water supply for Rapid City, … Continued
Dakota Rural Action lauds the SD Dept. of Agriculture & Natural Resources on their strong response in opposition to moving forward on water permit proceedings for the proposed Powertech In Situ Leach (ISL) uranium mine in Southwestern South Dakota. In … Continued
Merger-Blocking Resolution PASSES Senate Ag; Heads to Full Senate Senate Resolution of Disapproval 901 would stop the Governor’s proposed merger of the SD Department of Agriculture (SDDA) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). After a lengthy hearing … Continued
Senate Resolution of Disapproval (SRD) 901 is scheduled for a hearing THURSDAY morning, March 4th at 10am CT/9am MT in Senate Ag & Natural Resources Committee. Contact these Senators to SUPPORT SRD 901–the Merger-Blocking Resolution: gary.cammack@sdlegislature.gov, herman.otten@sdlegislature.gov, joshua.klumb@sdlegislature.gov, julie.fryemueller@sdlegislature.gov, mary.duvall@sdlegislature.gov, … Continued
Yesterday’s Senate Ag & Natural Resources Committee vote on HB 1028, which would severely curtail the standing of citizens to intervene in permit proceedings to protect their water, was a 4-3 split–sending this bad bill to a final vote on … Continued
Tuesday morning at 10am CT/9am MT, Senate Ag & Natural Resources Committee will hear HB 1028, which severely reduces standing on the people’s right to contest water appropriation permits for projects that impact the public water. By law, all water … Continued
We need your help to protect OUR public water and OUR public process. House Bill 1028 is headed toward the House floor–and could be voted on as soon as WEDNESDAY afternoon (1/27). Contact your House members NOW to tell them … Continued
The Show is (Sort of) On The Road Week two of the session saw more movement on bills, and the combined tally of those filed at this writing is seventy-eight in the House and ninety-five in the Senate (plus two … Continued
For Immediate Release January 20, 2021 Contact: Rebecca Terk, DRA Organizer, rebeccat@dakotarural.org, (605) 697-5204 x260 Bruce Ellison, DRA Member & Pipeline Attorney, belli4law@aol.com, (605) 348-1117 Dakota Rural Action (DRA) lauds the Biden Administration’s day one decision to revoke the State … Continued