The North Dakota Public Service Commission held a hearing on Wednesday night to address tribal opposition to the expansion of the state's largest coal mine.

The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and Defenders of the Black Hills say the expansion will destroy 1,700 burial grounds and sacred sites. They asked the commission to reconsider its approval of the project.

The Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation supports the project, according to the Associated Press.

Get the Story:
PSC hears tribes' side (The Bismarck Tribune 6/10)
Tribal members protest planned expansion of coal mine (AP 6/9)
Tribe Opposes Coal Mine Expansion (AP 6/9)

Relevant Links:
Defenders of the Black Hills - http://www.defendblackhills.org/defenders