Little Missouri at risk to oil and gas earth haters

Imagine a clan paddling a dugout canoe up the Little Missouri River about 13,000 years ago through the North Dakota Badlands just before their epic discovery of the Black Hills.

Attorney Jay Clemens wants to preserve that image.

But when he looks in the opposite direction on his western North Dakota property, Clemens can see oil wells, stockpiles of gravel and equipment drilling a saltwater disposal well. The encroachment of development is increasing on his land along the Little Missouri State Scenic River. Clemens and other conservationists also say they support broader landscape planning, looking at the cumulative impact of oil development on the area. “There’s nothing quite like it in the U.S. It’s a very special place.”

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