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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The EPA removed the term “significant nexus” from the waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule in a final revision announced by the agency Tuesday after the Supreme Court in May declared unconstitutional the jurisdictional test that has been the subject of intense opposition and litigation for nearly a decade. In addition, the […]
PIERRE, S.D. = State officials are recommending a water-rights permit for a carbon dioxide pipeline company, but some nearby residents who use the same aquifer fear they could be negatively affected. A corporate entity affiliated with Summit Carbon Solutions, called Redfield SCS Capture, has applied to drill a well that could take up to 21 […]
BELLE FOURCHE, S.D. – The Conservation Implementation Strategy (CIS) project Belle Fourche Irrigation and Soil Health will begin its next round of applications in Belle Fourche, serving the community and improving land and water quality. This three-year project was selected in Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 and federally-funded through the Natural Resources Conservation Service’s (NRCS) conservation […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service has been granted four million dollars to go to landowners enrolled in the Water Bank Program. South Dakota NRCS Easements Coordinator Brandon Kottke says those funds are designated within the Prairie Pothole Region of South Dakota, Minnesota and North Dakota. The purpose for […]
FARGO, N.D. – A federal court in North Dakota is blocking the Biden Administration’s Waters of the United States rule in South Dakota and nearly two dozen other states. The court issued a preliminary injunction yesterday against a new rule reinterpreting the definitions for U.S. waters. The court’s move comes in response to a motion […]
PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota State Historical Society’s virtual “History Talks” speaker in February will be historical consultant Michael Lawson speaking about his book, “Dammed Indians Revisited: The Continuing History of the Pick-Sloan Plan and the Missouri River Sioux.” The 1944 Pick-Sloan Plan created a wealth of economic opportunities for the states lying along […]
PIERRE — The lack of any sign-ups for a multimillion-dollar water quality program is evidence that agricultural operations need even more incentives to keep waste out of waterways, according to the leader of the state’s environmental regulatory agency. Hunter Roberts is the secretary of the state Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources. He briefed the House […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A total of 18 interest groups, including agriculture, oil, and housing interests, filed a 42-page lawsuit asking the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of Texas in Galveston to vacate the final Waters of the U.S. rule. Some of those members include the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and the American Farm […]
BUFFALO, S.D. – Take abandoned gas wells in Harding County on land owned by South Dakota (as well as on private property) that have cost county and state taxpayers millions of dollars since around 2012. Then add the technology of bitcoin mining that requires massive amounts of energy to operate and can be located anywhere […]
