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SD's Black Hills once again a hotbed for mining interests

Dakota Rural Action @dakotarural.bsky.social · 1d

Uranium mining in the Black Hills threatens water, people's health, wildlife & the tourism industry. It doesn't belong here.

Public News Service @publicnewsservice.bsky.social · 2d

Conservation groups in SD are raising concerns over new uranium mining proposals in the Black Hills. Advocates say the projects threaten water, wildlife, agriculture, and sacred Lakota sites.
#BlackHills #UraniumMining @dakotarural.bsky.social
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Policy experts: IL, U.S. face worsening health care affordability crisis

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Dakota Rural Action @dakotarural.bsky.social · 2d

An 18% increase in #healthinsurance prices regardless of the provider, is going to hit South Dakotans hard. Not good news, especially for families already struggling to make ends meet

Public News Service @publicnewsservice.bsky.social · 3d

Health care costs are crushing #Illinois families. Policy experts estimate up to 15 million people nationally are at risk of losing Medicaid or health insurance through the Affordable Care Act, and the crisis is deepening.

#HealthCare #PublicHealth

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Average residential bill would go up $21 monthly if regulators approve Xcel electric rate increase • South Dakota Searchlight

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South Dakota Searchlight @southdakotasearchlight.com · 2d

Xcel Energy is requesting a rate increase that would cause electric bills for the company’s average South Dakota residential customer to go up by 19%, which equates to $21 per month.

Xcel Energy is requesting a rate increase that would cause monthly electric bills for the company’s average South Dakota residential customer to go up by 19%, which equates to $21 per month.

U.S. Spending Bill to Grant $40 Billion in Fossil Fuel Subsidies

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Food & Water Watch @foodandwater.bsky.social · 2d

ICYMI: Enormous subsidies to the fossil fuel industry are just some of the many hideous elements of the GOP spending bill. The End Polluter Welfare Act would stop this injustice. Tell your Reps to support it: https://fwwat.ch/4meKK02

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Dakota Rural Action @dakotarural.bsky.social · 2d

DRA's Rebecca Terk: "Uranium and #nuclearenergy are not a 'clean' energy...Maybe they are coming out of the stack but the mining process is incredibly dangerous to the people who do it and to the people who live around it." app.publicnewsservice.org/story/sds-bl...? #mining #southdakota #uranium

SD's Black Hills once again a hotbed for mining interests

South Dakota's Black Hills have a long history with mining and a renewed interest is spurring new proposals, as conservation groups issue warnings about disrupting what many consider a treasured

How to Start a Community Garden

Dakota Rural Action @dakotarural.bsky.social · 3d

One company's data centers will consume as power as NYC & San Diego COMBINED. This is bad for our communities in so many ways. That kind of demand will raise our rates & strain the grid. Will you have power when you need it? #datacenters #rural #ratepayers

Food & Water Watch @foodandwater.bsky.social · 4d

Expansion of AI data centers is bad news for our planet and for everyone who lives on it.

Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 4d

OpenAI’s planned data centers will use more power than New York City & San Diego use at their peak consumption, combined. More power than the entire nations of Switzerland & Portugal combined. And San Altman’s buddies in this administration have been cutting all of our energy infrastructure upgrades

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Civil Eats @civileats.com · 4d

Some key the ingredients for a successful community garden include land with water, sun, and passionate volunteers and neighborhood support. Here’s how to start your own community garden project. ⬇️

Successful gardening projects need land, dedicated people, sun, water, money, and infrastructure. Best of all, anyone can start one.

Harvest of stress: Soybean farmers await help as tariff dispute closes China market • South Dakota Searchlight

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Dakota Rural Action @dakotarural.bsky.social · 7d

US soybean prices are down $1 from last year but #SouthDakota beans are down another 80 cents - $1.35. This is crushing for #farmers. Even if federal aid does come, will that help our state budget? Depressed crop prices hit sales tax revenue & the state budget shortfall is considerable #sdleg

South Dakota Searchlight @southdakotasearchlight.com · 8d

Farmers are spending long days harvesting #soybeans this fall with no soybean purchases by China, due to the country's retaliation for President Trump's #tariffs. That's impacted prices, leaving farmers at the mercy of potential government assistance for the lost income.

As farmers harvest the soybeans they planted in the spring, it’s hard not to think about the ongoing trade dispute with China.

11,000 South Dakotans at risk of losing health insurance by year’s end

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Black Hills Clean Water Alliance @bhcwa.bsky.social · 8d

Exciting news: We are over halfway to our $10,000 MATCHING GRANT goal! Your donation will help us continue our work to protect Black Hills Water from destructive mining. Every contribution made will be doubled! It's a win-win! We appreciate your support!
DONATE HERE: tinyurl.com/3fyf2h5w

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Dakota Rural Action @dakotarural.bsky.social · 7d

11,000 people is a lot of South Dakotans. This should worry all of us. #healthcare #rural

Dakota News Now @dakotanewsnow.com · 8d

Healthcare experts are hoping Congress can find a solution before enrollment begins in November.

Healthcare experts are hoping Congress can find a solution before enrollment begins in November.

'Everybody is scared to death': Soybean farmer shares struggles amid Trump's tariffs

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Farm Aid @farmaid.org · 8d

Appreciate seeing a farmer speaking directly about impacts he's seeing on his farm and honesty about what he's losing per acre everyday that tariff/trade battles continue:

The Trump administration admits farmers are not doing well under President Trump's tariffs, especially soybean farmers. Arkansas soybean farmer Scott Brown shares more with Katy Tur on the struggles he and other farmers are currently facing. Brown is also joined by his "hero" former Senator Jon Test

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Dakota Rural Action @dakotarural.bsky.social · 8d

The finding: The closer an area is to major data center activity, the more likely electricity prices will increase. Ratepayers need to pay attention!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=byUS... @cbsnews.com #datacenters #utilities #energyprices

AI demand driving up energy costs for everyday Americans, Bloomberg News finds

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Dakota Rural Action @dakotarural.bsky.social · 8d

Farming communities see a rise in #hunger over the last decade. While still line with the national average, rates are up 11.7%. With crop prices tanking & groceries getting more expensive, could get worse barnraisingmedia.com/these-rural-... @barnraiser.bsky.social @investigatemidwest.bsky.social

These Rural Counties Grow Crops for the World. They’re Also Going Hungry.

Food insecurity rates are rising faster in farm-dependent counties than almost anywhere else in the nation.

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Dakota Rural Action @dakotarural.bsky.social · 10d

It would be nice if admin would ditch the 45Q #taxcredits that pay for boondoggle projects like the proposed #CO2 #pipeline not just ban the words tax breaks, tax credits, & subsidies. Just hides the fact that that #taxpayers are paying billions to these companies www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

A screenshot from a Politico news story about the Department of Energy banning more words: "Other terms officials must ditch include "energy transition," "sustainability/sustainable," "'clean' or 'dirty' energy," "carbon/CO2 footprint," and "Tax breaks/tax credits/subsidies."

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Dakota News Now @dakotanewsnow.com · 11d

The SDPD will continue to produce and broadcast state championships and all-state fine arts.

SDPB renews partnership to present high school championships and all-state arts events

The SDPD will continue to produce and broadcast state championships and all-state fine arts.

Master Food Preserver Volunteer Program

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Dakota Rural Action @dakotarural.bsky.social · 10d

Stunning pic!

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Dakota Rural Action @dakotarural.bsky.social · 11d

Interested in teaching others how to preserve food? Then apply to attend this joint workshop from SDSU Extension & Rapid City Sustainability. Applications are due by Oct. 6 extension.sdstate.edu/master-food-... #localfoods #southdakota

If you enjoy preserving food, volunteering and helping your community, SDSU Extension's Master Food Preserver volunteer program may be for you!

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Dakota News Now @dakotanewsnow.com · 11d

The plan is focused on improving forms of public transportation, such as walking and biking.

DOT seeks public opinion on SD state transportation plan

This plan is focused on improving forms of public transportation, such as walking and biking.

Tariffs and trade war bring volatility to SD ag industries

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Dakota News Now @dakotanewsnow.com · 13d

SD News Watch: Market forces and an international trade war are putting a squeeze on South Dakota corn and soybean growers who are about to harvest a huge crop without their usual market in which to sell them.

Market forces and an international trade war are putting a squeeze on South Dakota corn and soybean growers who are about to harvest a huge crop without their usual market in which to sell them.

Denver’s Food Forests Provide Free Fruit While Greening the Environment

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Civil Eats @civileats.com · 11d

The urban tree canopy in Denver is one of the sparsest in the country. But Denver Urban Gardens aims to increase tree coverage and community access to fresh food by growing food forests.

Contributor @rileyramirez.bsky.social reports. ⬇️

Despite federal roadblocks, an ambitious agroforestry program is feeding people, cleaning the air, and helping offset climate change.

Opposition to Summit pipeline fueled by ‘horseshoe politics,’ on left and right, panelists say • South Dakota Searchlight

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Dakota Rural Action @dakotarural.bsky.social · 11d

The pro-pipeline crowd is trying to blur the facts. They outspent our coalition by 11 - 1 & still lost 60%-40% at the ballot box last fall. They had millions of outside dollars, slick PR firms, and still lost. #SouthDakota doesn't like bullies. #ccs #carbonpipeline #carboncapture

South Dakota Searchlight @southdakotasearchlight.com · 15d

A panelist in ND attributed carbon pipeline opposition to "horseshoe politics": "... Not only from those on the far left who frame these projects as perpetuating fossil fuel use, but also from the far right who view them as government overreach." buff.ly/Eni5Xa3

Via @northdakotamonitor.com

A South Dakota lobbyist hinted this week that Summit Carbon Solutions’ plan to build a 2,000-mile carbon dioxide pipeline is on life support without the ability to secure easements through eminent…