Several opponents of the proposed Hyperion Refinery seem to be mentioning frequently the fact that the South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources allowed Hyperion to use air quality data for Sioux Falls when figuring the composite amount of pollution the refinery’s emissions would mean for the air in Southeastern South Dakota.

They argue that Sioux City is twice as close to the site just north of Elk Point, S.D., as is Sioux Falls. And, and since the atomoshpere doesn’t respect state lines, it is Sioux City’s (much dirtier) air quality that should be included in the formula. The total projected pollution would likely prohibit construction of the refinery here, they say, due to federal limits.

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DES MOINES — Ed Cable, leader of Save Union County’s campaign against Hyperion Refining’s proposed oil refinery — has waived his right to a hearing and given up his architect’s license in Iowa permanently after what the state claims is a failure to comply with the rules.

Cable signed a consent order on Dec. 12 in a disciplinary case brought against him by the Architectural Examining Board of the State of Iowa. The order follows a suspension of Cable’s license. In the order, the board reprimands Cable for practicing architecture with a suspended and lapsed registration and with violating a prior order imposing discipline. (more…)