Four groups filed a lawsuit against the Bureau of Indian Affairs for approving a hog farm settlement on the Rosebud Sioux Reservation in South Dakota.

Concerned Rosebud Area Citizens, Humane Farming Association, South Dakota Peace and Justice Center and Prairie Hills Audubon Society say the agreement can't go forward without an environmental impact statement. They want a judge to stop the hog farm operation until one is completed.

The Rosebud Sioux Tribe and Sun Prairie, the owner of two hog farms on the reservation, reached the settlement to allow continued operation of the farms as long as they aren't expanded. The BIA signed onto the settlement.

Get the Story:
Rapid City: Hog farm foes challenge agreement (AP 6/29)

Court Decision:
Sun Prairie v. Martin (June 5, 2003)

Relevant Links:
Rosebud Sioux Tribe - http://www.rosebudsiouxtribe.org

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