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• "The depth and extent of the review provides a resounding confirmation on the benefits and limited environmental impact of the project," Clement said in a written statement.
• Opponents of the mine, who believe it will pollute water in the area, said they will continue to fight the project.
• Lilias Jarding of the Clean Water Alliance, a Black Hills group, said the environmental review is flawed because it doesn't take into account some conditions at the site. The project still needs approval by other agencies, she noted.
• "The project has not gotten the go-ahead by any means," Jarding said.
• The EPA is still reviewing the project's proposed injection of water into the ground to dissolve the uranium. After those are complete, two state boards -- the Board of Minerals and Environment and South Dakota Water Management Board -- will resume hearings to determine whether to issue project a state mining permit and some water permits.
• Powertech project manager Mark Hollenbeck said he was pleased with the NRC report on the proposed mine.
• "The NRC clearly says we can do it without adverse effects on the environment, which is what we've been saying all along," Hollenbeck said.
• The proposed mine would produce about 1 million pounds of uranium oxide a year for the next two decades. It is about 13 miles northwest of Edgemont, close to the Black Hills National Forest.
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Rapid City man sentenced as part of Sturgis sting
• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- One of several men arrested while trying to pay for sex with underage girls during the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally has been sentenced.
• The U.S. attorney's office says 28-year-old Eric Murphy, of Rapid City, got 10 years in prison and will have to register as a sex offender.
• He was earlier convicted of attempted trafficking with respect to involuntary servitude and forced labor for seeking sex with a 12-year-old girl.
• Prosecutors say he was arrested in August during the rally as part of a sex-trafficking undercover operation
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Teacher accused of sex with girl staying in jail
• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- A judge provided a former Sioux Falls middle school teacher with an attorney but didn't lower her bail on charges she had a sexual rela (Continued on page 24)
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