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Tribal coalition forces Pete Lien & Sons to halt drilling

8/26/2026

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A tribal coalition forced Pete Lien & Sons to abandon exploratory drilling at Pe’ Sla within days.
The Forest Service granted a categorical exclusion permit on 27 February for 18 boreholes.
Nine South Dakota tribes, NDN Collective and two environmental groups sued the Forest Service in early April.
NDN Collective’s Black Hills Land Back campaign seeks full mineral withdrawal and a restoration act.

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Story summary

A tribal coalition forced Pete Lien & Sons to abandon exploratory drilling at Pe’ Sla within days.
The Forest Service granted a categorical exclusion permit on 27 February for 18 boreholes.
Nine South Dakota tribes, NDN Collective and two environmental groups sued the Forest Service in early April.
NDN Collective’s Black Hills Land Back campaign seeks full mineral withdrawal and a restoration act.