Deadline for Scoping Comments on APHIS Insecticide Spraying PEIS Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), U.S. Department of Agriculture, plans to prepare a programmatic environmental impact statement (PEIS) to analyze the effects of a program to suppress populations of grasshoppers and Mormon crickets from rangeland in seventeen states of the western United States (Arizona, California, Colorado, […]
Comment deadline for scoping on the USDA-APHIS Programatic EIS - Notice was published in the Federal Register on June 18, 2026 (Vol. 91, No. 117). This aligns with the July 20th comment deadline. It is a Notice of Intent (NOI) by USDA-APHIS to prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for its Grasshopper and Mormon […]
The EPA proposed Docket ID EPA-HQ-OW-2025-1742 to extend the PFOA and PFOS compliance deadline from April 26, 2029, to April 26, 2031. Qualifying water systems unable to meet the 4.0 parts per trillion (PPT) maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) can apply for this two-year federal extension to complete infrastructure upgrades. Key Details of the Proposal The […]
Comment on EPA's Proposal to Rescind Regulatory Determinations Four PFAS Substances (PFHxS, PFNA, HFPO-DA (GenX), and the Mixture of These Three PFAS Plus PFBS) EPA-HQ-OW-2025-0654 PC and Removal of Related Provisions for Four PFAS Substances (PFHxS, PFNA, HFPO-DA (GenX), and the Mixture of These Three PFAS Plus PFBS) - The proposed action was published […]
The South Dakota GOP gubernatorial primary runoff is Tuesday, July 28, 2026 — a week and a half from now — between Toby Doeden and Larry Rhoden, since no candidate cleared the 35% threshold in the June primary. If you are a republican, you should vote!
Title: Comment Deadline — Forest Service "Directives" Rule (public-comment rollback) Date: Friday, July 31, 2026 Body: Public comments due to USDA Forest Service on proposed rule RIN 0596-AD74, which would weaken the public's right to see and comment on how national forests — including Black Hills National Forest — are managed. The rule reclassifies Forest […]
2026 Spearfish Creek Watershed Festival Announcement, Saturday August 1st, 2026 Planned events are: 9-12 am- Hydro plant tours 12-2 pm - Creek clean up 2-4 pm - Community Education - The community education portion of the festival will be at the central shelter in the Spearfish City Park. This will at least involve various groups having […]
Board of Minerals and Environment's August Meeting 8/20/26 Board of Minerals and Environment Matthew Training Center 523 East Capitol Avenue Pierre, SD August 20, 2026 10:00 a.m. Central Time AGENDA: Mining issues consent calendar – Tom Cline Powertech (USA), Inc request for approval of Socioeconomic Contractor for proposed large-scale mine permit application – Eric […]
Oil and Gas Leasing proposed rule, 91 FR 38084, Docket BLM-2025-0037, comments due August 24, 2026, with the companion Royalty/lost gas rule (91 FR 37906) on the same deadline. BLM published two related proposed rules in the Federal Register on June 24, 2026, both with public comments open until August 24, 2026: 1. Oil and […]
August 28th is the deadline to send FS scoping comments on the proposed Rare Earth Mine in Bear Lodge's Bull Hill. Deadline is just before midnight MT. The Forest Service plans to not offer a comment opportunity on the draft EIS and plans to not offer objection on the FEIS and ROD. This is a […]