Your neighbors in Dakota Rural Action and the Clean Water Alliance are spreading the word about the harm that Powertech will do to Black Hills tourism and our water supply if we let the Canadian company mine Custer and Fall…
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Dr. Rebecca Leas of Rapid City provides an excellent summary of the reasons we should not allow Powertech to mine the Black Hills for uranium. One of the biggest reasons is water: What are you willing to pay for your…
Oh, that darned EPA. Both the Kristies on our ballot, Rep. Kristi Noem and Public Utilities Commissioner Kristie Fiegen, tell us that the Environmental Protection Agency is out to make combines more expensive, cripple power companies, and regulate every man,…
Charmaine White Face inspired my latest online column in South Dakota Magazine. Her public testimony to the Lawrence County Commission against the Deadwood Standard Project got me thinking about the intersecting lessons of our efforts to dig for more gold…
Here is the most impressive part of the Lawrence County Commission's decision yesterday to delay its approval of the Deadwood Standard Project: The Lawrence County Commission is made up of five Republicans. Wealthy businessmen, including tourism icon and DSP partner…
I'm at Deadwood City Hall, covering the Lawrence County Commission hearing on the Deadwood Standard Project proposal to mine for gold in Spearfish Canyon. I've been Tweeting public comment from proponents and opponents... Only to have Twitter go bonkers on…
Last month, the Lawrence County Commission delayed action on a conditional use permit for Valentine Mining's Deadwood Standard Project, a gold mine proposed for just over the east rim of scenic Spearfish Canyon. That month is up: tomorrow's (Tuesday, August…
Let's hear it for not rushing: despite a unanimous do-dig recommendation from its planning and zoning committee earlier this month, the Lawrence County Commission yesterday said it needs another month to think about permitting Valentine Mining to dig up Spearfish…