Federal government funds conservation in South Dakota while cutting the people who do the work

By: Brad Johnson

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: August 24, 2026

Words: 770

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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The federal government has found a strange way to practice conservation: put billions of dollars on the table, then cut many of the people needed to turn that money into work on the ground.

That is the disconnect South Dakota’s congressional delegation should be concerned about, because right now the two policies are moving in opposite directions.

The latest example is the America the Beautiful Act. Sen. Mike Rounds cosponsors the Senate bill, and …

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