PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - Opponents of a proposed $10 billion oil
refinery that would be built in southeastern South Dakota have
asked a judge to strike down a state permit for the project.
The state Board of Minerals and Environment recently issued a
revised air quality permit for Hyperion Resources that also
extended the deadline for starting construction until March 2013.
A lawyer for groups opposing the refinery argued in court
Thursday that the permit should be overturned because no full-blown
environmental study was done and environmental controls should be
strengthened.
But lawyers for Hyperion and the state board say the permit
should be upheld.
Circuit Judge Mark Barnett of Pierre says he will issue a
decision soon because he knows the case will be appealed to the
South Dakota Supreme Court.
(Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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