The Hot Springs Star is burning bright with debate over the Powertech/Azarga uranium mining proposal. Local project manager Mark Hollenbeck tells his neighbors that in situ uranium mining is "inherently safe" and is "Nature's perfect solution to global air pollution…
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South Dakota misses out on another chance to cash in on the North Dakota oil boom. The state has determined that sand in the Black Hills is not suitable for hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, the process driving America's current oil…
Rep. Troy Heinert (D-26A/Mission) brings us House Bill 1193, a sensible effort to protect South Dakotans from the dangers of in situ leach uranium mining. Hoping to reverse the Legislature's history of handing out favors to potential polluters, Rep. Heinert…
It's hard to tell whether South Dakota is dealing with Powertech Uranium Corporation or the Riddler. Joe O'Sullivan reports that two weeks of public hearings on the Canadian-Chinese corporations plan to squirt uranium out from under the Black Hills and…
Democratic candidate for U.S. House Corinna Robinson wants to campaign on her anti-terrorism credentials. In her first public appearance, Robinson stretched those credentials too far, trying to turn South Dakota Democrats' minimum-wage initiative into a way to fight terrorism. If…
Speaking of mining, the Rapid City Council made my week by voting Monday night to pass a resolution expressing "grave concern" about Powertech's plan to squirt a millions of gallons of drinkable water into the ground to blast uranium to…
Did you hear the one about the Canadian mining company trying to exploit the people of South Dakota? Wharf Mining is busy vaporizing mountains in the Black Hills. For that privilege, the state requires Wharf to put up irrevocable letters…
Staple a poster for your rummage sale to a phone pole, or put up a sign with plastic tie-downs or visible bolts on your property, and the City of Spearfish will bust your chops for such offending the splendor of…