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PIERRE, S.D. – A state board approved financial assurance increases during a teleconference meeting Thursday for the operator of South Dakota’s only active, large-scale gold mine. The Board of Minerals and Environment […]
PIERRE, S.D. – About 80% of the rivers, streams and lakes tested in South Dakota are too polluted for at least one of their intended uses. The state Department of […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – A large feedlot near Watertown with about 10,000 cattle was recently disciplined for not properly managing its manure. But not by the state. It was the […]
LINCOLN, Neb. — EPA’s final waters of the U.S. rule released on Friday keeps a controversial “significant-nexus” test in place when determining jurisdictional waters and codifies for the first time […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Last week’s snowstorm prompted governors of South Dakota and Wyoming to declare a state of emergency, allowing for quicker delivery of heating fuels. The emergency orders […]
UNDATED – Backers of a multibillion-dollar proposal in rural south-central South Dakota say they have a way to capture and store renewable energy for later use. The clean energy pitch […]
PIERRE, S.D. – Federal motor carrier regulations are being waived by Gov. Kristi Noem to address supply shortages in the state. The Governor’s Executive Order 2022-09 waives the federal motor […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a final rule to amend H-2A temporary labor certification regulations to protect agricultural workers better, and to update the H-2A application […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – At a time when the American Trucking Association estimates a nationwide trucker shortage of 80,000 drivers, recently introduced legislation would remove burdensome government regulations, which are impacting […]
PIERRE, SD – While the governor and Republican-led Legislature push to expand access to firearms in South Dakota, a majority of voters favors restrictions such as waiting periods and age […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A proposed rule from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that could impact ranchers and others in production agriculture has led a group of senators to send […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Beef packers in the U.S. have long been able to hold ownership interest, finance or participate in the management or operations of independent cattle ranchers. But livestock […]
PIERRE, SD – Legislators on the Medical Marijuana Study Subcommittee got an update on the rules and regulations needed to start the program that was approved by voters last year. […]
COLUMBIA, SC – A federal court in South Carolina dismissed a challenge to the Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR) that replaced the controversial Obama Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule, […]
Geraldine Heisz, 86, formerly of Spearfish SD, died on December 30, 2024 in Rapid City SD. Gerry is […]
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