Two actions by the federal government over the last few weeks could impact our work in the Black Hills, particularly around uranium mining.
Category: EPA
OGLALA SIOUX TRIBE WINS LEGAL CASE SENDING POWERTECH DEWEY-BURDOCK URANIUM MINE PERMITS BACK TO EPA’S REGION 8 FOR FURTHER REVIEW!
A VICTORY for the Oglala Sioux Tribe and everyone who opposes uranium mining in the Black Hills! Powertech (now a subsidiary of enCore Energy) planned to start mining uranium in the southwestern Black Hills in 2009. Thanks to the Oglala Sioux Tribe, the BHCWA and its allies, and you -- they are not mining and … Continue reading OGLALA SIOUX TRIBE WINS LEGAL CASE SENDING POWERTECH DEWEY-BURDOCK URANIUM MINE PERMITS BACK TO EPA’S REGION 8 FOR FURTHER REVIEW!
Happy New Year! Buffalo’s Fire offers some of our 2023 Milestones
Happy New Year! We had a great 2023 and look forward to 2024 as we continue working to protect the Black Hills from mining. Please check out Buffalo’s Fire reporting highlights some of our 2023 milestones! Thanks to all of you who made this possible. Keep up the good work! Please share this blog post on your … Continue reading Happy New Year! Buffalo’s Fire offers some of our 2023 Milestones
POWERTECH URANIUM DENIED! WATER MANAGEMENT BOARD’S VOTE WAS UNANIMOUS.
Intervenors who oppose Powertech fill the room during the WMB Meeting. Photo by Rebecca Terk.
Call to Action: Contact the SD Water Management Board Today!
Email the South Dakota's Water Management Board today! Tell them NOT to Re-Start Powertech's uranium mining permit process. Powertech Uranium asked the State of South Dakota's Water Management Board (WMB) to give it three water permits for its proposed uranium mine in Custer and Fall River Counties. In 2013, the hearings on the permits started, … Continue reading Call to Action: Contact the SD Water Management Board Today!
Tell the EPA to Withdraw those Water Permits – Sign our Petition Now.
In the waning days of the Trump Administration, the EPA granted Powertech Uranium two Underground Injection Control (UIC) permits and a Safe Drinking Water Act aquifer exemption without meaningful consultation with the Oglala Sioux Tribe and without conducting a cultural resources survey of the proposed mine site. The Oglala Sioux Tribe has appealed these permits to the EPA’s Environmental Appeals Board. Sign Our Petition asking Michael Regan, EPA Administrator, to Reverse those Water Permits Decisions immediately!
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