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Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment
DROUGHT Recent rains lift spirits of SD farmers, ranchers PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — State Climatologist Dennis Todey (TAH'dee) says recent rains across much of South Dakota have improved the outlook for farmers and ranchers hurt by a year-long drought....Tags: Trials, Regional Authority, Environmental Issues, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Defendants
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Alarming declines seen in frogs, salamanders
Some of springtime's more notable heralds appear to be fading away, as a new study finds frogs, toads and salamanders disappearing at an alarming rate across the United States. In what they say is the first analysis of its kind, scientists with the U.S....
Tags: Wildlife, Salt, Environmental Issues, Conservation, Biology
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Alaska governor launches bid to measure oil in Arctic refuge
For decades, war has been waged over the holy grail of America's Arctic frontier, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The wide coastal plain on the edge of the Beaufort Sea contains stunning populations of caribou, grizzly, musk oxen and other wildlife...
Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Politics, Congressional Budget Office, Wildlife, Sean Parnell
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SD officials say not enough notice given on summit
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The head of South Dakota's Department of Social Services says the state wasn't given enough notice about a conference on Indian child foster care in Rapid City. The summit that wrapped up Friday brought together...Tags: Justice System, U.S. Department of Justice, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges
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New hydraulic fracturing rules proposed
Hydraulic fracturing, the process that involves shooting millions of gallons of water, sand and chemicals underground to crack shale formations and unlock oil and gas, would become more difficult under new rules proposed by the Interior Department. As...Tags: Energy Resources, Petroleum Industry, Natural Resources Defense Council, Land Resources, Water Supply
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Funding for tribes to be topic at Native American foster care summit in Rapid City
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — How tribes can secure direct funding for foster care will be one of the topics covered during the last day of a summit focusing on Indian child foster care in South Dakota. The three-day summit finishes Friday in Rapid City....Tags: Justice System, U.S. Department of Justice, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges
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Interior issues new drilling rule on public land
WASHINGTON (AP) — Companies that drill for oil and natural gas on federal lands will be required to disclose publicly the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations, the Obama administration said Thursday. The new "fracking" rule replaces a...
Tags: American Petroleum, Politics, Energy Resources, Natural Gas, Petroleum Industry
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Interior Department offers new rules for 'fracking'
WASHINGTON — The Interior Department proposed new rules to regulate hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas on federal land Thursday, drawing criticism from environmentalists that it had weakened an earlier draft to placate industry. Industry...Tags: Energy Resources, Petroleum Industry, Natural Resources Defense Council, Land Resources, Water Supply
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Interior Department Releases Draft Rules on 'Fracking'
Channel 2 NewsInterior Secretary Sally Jewell announced new draft rules governing hydraulic fracturing during oil drilling on federal and Indian lands Thursday, calling them part of a pro-energy Obama administration policy. The new rules, establishing safety...Tags: Politics, Radio, Energy Resources, Petroleum Industry, Land Resources
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New fracking rules attempt to placate opposing camps
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Thursday unveiled a new proposal for regulating hydraulic fracturing on federal lands, rolling back some measures from its original, abandoned draft as it sought to ease concerns the rules would be too...Tags: Edward J Markey, Energy Resources, Petroleum Industry, John Hoeven, Washington, DC
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Native Americans trade tales of displaced children
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — More than a dozen Native American families described through tears children being taken from them by South Dakota social workers. The stories were delivered Wednesday during the first day of the Great Plains Indian Child...Tags: Radio, U.S. Department of Justice, Entertainment, NPR
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Federal omission in closing oyster farm broke law, court told
SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Interior Department violated federal law by failing to conduct an environmental review before ordering a Northern California oyster farmer to shutter his operation, attorneys for the farmer told a federal appeals court panel...
Tags: Politics, National Government, Wildlife, Environmental Issues, Government
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