Mount Rushmore fireworks to return next year, mixing a spectacle with fire risks and other problems

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Mount Rushmore fireworks to return next year, mixing a spectacle with fire risks and other problems

Fireworks explode over Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota's Black Hills. (Courtesy of Travel South Dakota)Mount Rushmore will host an Independence Day-themed fireworks display next year, bringing worldwide attention to the national memorial and South Dakota, but also bringing concerns about potential forest fires, water pollution, litter and other problems. South Dakota Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden announced Monday that the state h…