A uranium mining permit hearing in the Black Hills of South Dakota was abruptly halted after opponents filed a federal lawsuit alleging that the state violated their due process during a hearing near a sacred site. Opponents, who are all Lakota, allege that the state did not provide translation services in their language during some moments during the hearing, which they say does not allow some to fully understand and participate in the proceedings. The South Dakota Board of Minerals and Environment adjourned the hearing indefinitely after the lawsuit was filed and have not yet scheduled a hearing on the project. A new state law signed in March requires the state to provide translator services regardless of one’s language to all contested hearings, but that law doesn’t take effect until July 1, 2026.