Defenders of the Black Hills

South Dakota of In Situ Leach mining

Hello Defenders,

The following is a message from the Clean Water Alliance of which we are a part. Lilias Jarding has been following this House Bill to reinstate the regulation by the state of South Dakota of In Situ Leach mining.

The uranium mining company, Powetech, last year had the legislature drop the state regulations after their own state office, the SD Department of Environment and Regulation refused to give a permit to Powertech until they answered all of DENR's regulations.

Powetech lobbied the state legislature and won.

This year, one of the SD Representatives has introduced House Bill 1098 to reinstate the state regulations.

Please make a call, write a letter, and-or attend the hearings in the House Committee on State Affairs.

Thanks so much.

Charmaine White Face, Coordinator
Defenders of the Black Hills
PO Box 2003
Rapid City, SD 57709

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January 2012, Newsletter - 1st Quarter

January, 2012 Newsletter - 1st Quarter

Hello Defenders!

In this Issue are offered a number of ways you can help the environment, and the health of all the people. Included are a couple of petitions and letters that were sent to you before, but we are still offering them as more and more people want to sign. We are hoping you would mail them yourself directly to President Obama, or to the Secretary of Health, or Mrs. Obama. By doing that, you will save all of us time, money and paper. If you wish, you could also personally write to the addressee on the petition or letters and bring your own point of view. The squeaky wheel gets the most grease, so we are hoping by sending more and more petitions and letters, if one of them catches the attention of the powers-that-be, then maybe something can get done…and you will have been a part of that.

Meeting Notice - Nov 28, 2011

Nov. 28, 2011

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
“MEETING NOTICE”

Defenders of the Black Hills will be having a quarterly meeting on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011, from 1:00 - 5:00 PM, at the St. Isaac Jogues Coffee room, next to the Mother Butler Center, 221 Knollwood Drive, Rapid City, SD.