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Mineral withdrawal may help protect Black Hills community's drinking water

Seth Tupper
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SDPB

This interview originally aired on In the Moment on SDPB Radio.

The Black Hills Clean Water Alliance is hosting a day of talks and presentations on Tuesday. The event seeks to inform the community about the potential mineral withdrawal impacting the Rapid Creek Watershed.

Bonnie Gestring is the northwest program director at Earthworks and the featured guest at the event.

She joins In the Moment to explain how old laws still impact which environments mining operations can touch.

Lori Walsh is the host and senior producer of In the Moment.
Ellen Koester is a producer of In the Moment, SDPB's daily news and culture broadcast.
Ari Jungemann is a producer of In the Moment, SDPB's daily news and culture broadcast.