Environment

What can South Dakota expect weather-wise for the next 3 months? Susan Sanders with the National Weather Service Rapid City discusses the latest outlook released yesterday.

Investigative journalist Katie Worth traveled the nation to learn what students in different states are taught about climate change. What she found was political polarization that is creating a two-tier system of knowledge for the next generation of problem-solvers. Her latest book is called Miseducation: How Climate Change is Taught in America.

World leaders have signed off on a new agreement to slow manmade climate change. South Dakota Mines climate scientist William Capehart joins us for a look at what was accomplished, where promises fell short, and how South Dakotans can prepare for a warming planet with climate-resilient practices. We also talk about what we can do to protect the planet personally and politically.

Another company wants to drill holes in search of Black Hills gold.

The Fall River Solar Project will provide Black Hills Energy with its first source of large-scale solar power.

Permits are now available to cut down Christmas trees in the Black Hills National Forest.

The leaders of the Black Hills National Forest plan to reduce logging levels. This comes after several years of debate about sustainability in the forest.

The South Dakota Soybean Checkoff is partnering with Goodyear to donate sets of soybean-based tires to 50 sheriff's departments across South Dakota.

How long before we see more sawmill closures in the Black Hills? U.S. Senator John Thune says it might be as soon as early next year. We talk with the senator about the reduction in timber targets in the Black Hills National Forest and his hopes for increasing the supply.

The South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks announced that the Second Century Habitat Fund has raised $500,000 to support and enhance habitat.