South Dakota Is One of the Five Most Eco-Friendly States in America
Mount Rushmore State gets high marks in air and soil quality
Environment
Help Cleanup Sioux Falls. Big Sioux River Greenway Cleanup is April 21
6,500 pounds of trash and recyclables were collected last year during the Big Sioux River Greenway Cleanup.
Plastic Straws Could Soon Be a Relic of the Past
An effort to end the use of plastic straws is underway. Soon we may have to explain to kids what people in old movies are drinking with.
Sioux Falls is Recycling More in 2017
Sioux Falls is doing a pretty decent job of recycling.
There Really Is a Recycling Day in Sioux Falls
This Wednesday November 15th is Celebrate America Recycles Day in Sioux Falls and across the country.
Minnesota Farmers Balance Environment and Budgets
Farmers in Minnesota are working to balance heightened expectations for environmental stewardship and the day-to-day challenges of operating a farm.
A Record Breaking Big Sioux River Greenway Clean-Up
The community volunteer event on April 22 brought out hundreds of people and removed over three tons of trash.
Big Sioux River Impaired with Group’s Goal to Improve
They’re doing their part to improve water quality in the Big Sioux River. A group of salon owners and Audubon Dakota are teaming up for an event on Friday.
Sioux Falls Schools Get Cleaner Running Buses
The new buses are 25 percent more fuel efficient and reduce harmful emissions by greater than 90 percent for most parameters when compared to older buses.
State Advising Residents to Hold off on Treating Ash Trees
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Agriculture officials in South Dakota are advising residents to hold off on treating their ash trees.