Black Hills residents are waging war against Powertech's water-contaminating uranium mine aspirations on at least three fronts. Black Hills uranium mining booster Mark Hollenbeck got free shots before the House Ag and Natural Resources last week. Now he gets to…
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Edgemont uranium promoter and former legislator Mark Hollenbeck gets to make his sales pitch again to our Legislature. He already got a gift from the Legislature in 2011 when our leaders annulled state oversight of uranium mining. Hollenbeck will come…
Dakota Rural Action and the Clean Water Alliance are holding an information meeting on the impact of uranium mining on the Black Hills tonight in Rapid City. One of the key facts they'll explain is that allowing Canadian company Powertech…
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…
RCJ columnist David Rooks confirms what I heard on Facebook earlier this week: the Hot Springs City Council voted 5–2 Monday to formally oppose Canadian uranium company Powertech's application to draw 9,051 gallons of water a minute for 20 years…
I'm not the only one worked up at the prospect of a Canadian company slurping up all of our water to squirt uranium out of the Black Hills. The Fall River County Commission voted unanimously November 15 to file as…
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…
HB 1098 won't stop Canadian company Powertech from mining for uranium in the southern Black Hills; it only restores the state's authority to regulate such environmentally hazardous activities. Watch "We Are the Land: Uranium Mining in the Black Hills," a…