ATTENTION! PONDEROSA PROJECT COMMENT PERIOD BEGINS NOW!

June 21, 2025June 30, 20251 Comment

Ponderosa Exploration Drilling Project #64551 Scoping notice was published 7/20/25. Comments are requested through 7/21/2025 11:59:59 PM (Mountain Standard Time). https://cara.fs2c.usda.gov/Public/CommentInput?Project=64551 The Northern Hills District of Black Hills National Forest has released information for the proposed Ponderosa gold drilling project, with a 30-day comment period. Your comments are due by July 21, 2025, at 11:59 … Continue reading ATTENTION! PONDEROSA PROJECT COMMENT PERIOD BEGINS NOW!

Gear Up! Recent Federal Actions Designed to Speed Up Nuclear Power and Uranium Mining

June 17, 2025Leave a comment

Two actions by the federal government over the last few weeks could impact our work in the Black Hills, particularly around uranium mining.

URANIUM EXPLORATION THREATENS CRAVEN CANYON AREA.

April 26, 2025April 26, 2025Leave a comment

Public Comment Opportunity to protect this Seven Thousand Year old Archeological site sacred to the Oceti Sakowin and surrounding tribal nations -- Comments are Due May 14 “Clean” Nuclear Energy Corp. (CNEC), a subsidiary of Basin Uranium, has applied to the State of South Dakota to explore for radioactive uranium in Fall River County, north … Continue reading URANIUM EXPLORATION THREATENS CRAVEN CANYON AREA.

BREAKING: Graphite Project – Public Comment extended through May 16, 2025.

April 12, 2025May 5, 2025Leave a comment

A NEW AND VERY TROUBLING EXPLORATORY DRILLING PROJECT HAS BEEN PROPOSED IN THE CENTRAL BLACK HILLS. We need you to send a public comment to the Forest Service today (see below). This is named the Rochford Mineral Exploratory Drilling Project (not the former Rochford gold project, now called the Bella project). It would involve exploration drilling for … Continue reading BREAKING: Graphite Project – Public Comment extended through May 16, 2025.

Join us for World Water Day 2025 Celebration!

March 11, 2025April 19, 2025Leave a comment

Join us on March 22nd for World Water Day 2025 from 1-4 pm at the Hay Camp Brewing Co. event space at 601 Kansas City St, Rapid City hosted by Black Hills Clean Water Alliance. World Water Day is a time to reflect on the importance of water throughout our world and is dedicated to … Continue reading Join us for World Water Day 2025 Celebration!

EMERGENCY – NEED PHONE CALLS BY TUESDAY, FEB. 18!

February 13, 2025February 13, 2025Leave a comment

The Pactola Reservoir-Rapid Creek Watershed mineral withdrawal was hard-won this past December. Now it’s under threat (already). We need people to call the Department of the Interior in Washington, DC, in the next couple days to defend the Pactola – Rapid Creek mineral withdrawal! DEFEND THE WITHDRAWAL! Call 202-208-3100, option 3. Keep trying as they are being flooded … Continue reading EMERGENCY – NEED PHONE CALLS BY TUESDAY, FEB. 18!