Public Hearing on Deep Seabed Mining Exploration and Recovery Applications The Action: Following a rewrite of deep seabed mining regulations earlier in the year, NOAA has formally accepted a massive consolidated application from The Metals Company USA, LLC (TMC USA). The application seeks federal exploration licenses and commercial recovery permits to mine the ocean floor […]
Title: Norbeck Society film & panel: "The Greatest Good: Finding Common Ground on Our Public Lands" When: Thursday, October 15, 2026. Social at 5:30 pm, program at 6:00 pm (Mountain) Where: The Journey Museum & Learning Center, Rapid City Cost: Free and open to the public. RSVP required: Love the Outdoors Series: The Greatest Good […]
The next No Kings Protest is Oct 17th - It is nationwide and in USA territories https://www.nokings.org/nkve-home Here is a link to find a Map of protests. https://www.nokings.org/#map As of today (Sept 30th), there are none yet displayed on the map for west River, but 2 east river (Sioux Falls, Aberdeen) and more in neighboring […]
SD Voter Registration Deadline Oct 19th Anyone unsure of their registration status may check it in the South Dakota secretary of state’s Voter Information Portal at vip.sdsos.gov/viplogin.aspx. The voter registration deadline is Oct. 19. The SD Legislature passed a law in 2026, that requires proof of citizenship for new registrations (not for folks already registered). Registration […]
Deadline Monday, Oct 19th, -deep seabed mining regulations The Action: Following a rewrite of deep seabed mining regulations earlier in the year, NOAA has formally accepted a massive consolidated application from The Metals Company USA, LLC (TMC USA). The application seeks federal exploration licenses and commercial recovery permits to mine the ocean floor for hard […]
COMMENT DEADLINE: Thursday, October 29, 2026 — EPA air permits for the Blue Marlin Offshore Port (crude oil export terminal, Gulf of Mexico) Summary EPA has proposed air permits that would allow construction of the Blue Marlin Offshore Port in the Gulf off Cameron Parish, Louisiana; if finalized, the port could export about 80,000 barrels […]
The deadline to submit written comments for the Nov. SDGFP Commission meeting is Sunday Nov 1st just before midnight CT at this web site: https://gfp.sd.gov/forms/positions/. We will post more information about the meeting on our Nov 5-6 event page, when they post the agenda, which often doesn't happen before Friday night or even Monday or […]
=== Monday, Nov 2, 2026, 9:30–9:59 pm MT — Deadline to comment against EPA's repeal of all power plant climate pollution limits Summary: EPA proposes that Clean Air Act section 111 does not authorize it to regulate emissions from power plants in response to global climate change concerns, which would require rescinding the Administrator's contrary […]
Election Day, Nov 3rd Please Vote for candidates of your choice Please study Amendment L, that would make it harder to pass constitutional amendments by ballot measures What it does: Amendment L would require 60% of the votes cast, instead of a simple majority, to amend the South Dakota Constitution. It would apply to […]
SD Game, Fish and Parks November Meeting 11/5/26-11/6/26, Sioux Falls and Zoom Visit this link for more Zoom and teleconference codes, agenda and more info., when closer to the meeting date: https://gfp.sd.gov/commission/information/ Agenda: https://gfp.sd.gov/UserDocs/nav/Commission_Agenda_November_2026.pdf Zoom Meeting Link | To join via conference call, dial 1.719.359.4580 | Webinar ID: 1 719 359 4580 | Passcode: 970458 https://state-sd.zoom.us/j/91264176710?pwd=Vm00NEowdGV6N09Ib1hnVlJkMUF3Zz09#success ====== There will at […]