Saturday, April 8, 2023

Geoff Simon's Quick Connects -- April 8, 2023

EPA vs. Rainbow Energy Center: What this can do to our energy grid -- KX News

Armstrong: The Lower Energy Costs Act is a win For North Dakota -- Fargo Forum

Efforts to change state rules for carbon pipelines fall short -- Dickinson Press

Hydropower in North Dakota: Why Garrison Dam is the only plant in state -- KX News

PSC receives plenty of public input about MDU rate increase before formal hearing -- KFYR - TV

Hoeven reintroduces bill to restore mission, extend charter of National Coal Council -- Williston Herald

Coal incentive bill approved by Senate as second part of session is finishing up -- The Beacon

Lawmakers determined to channel millions from state budget surplus into tax relief -- Tioga Tribune

Tax cut debate intensifies among lawmakers as Senate advances hybrid proposal -- Dickinson Press

Bill looking to change cloud seeding operations in North Dakota voted down by Senate -- KFYR - TV

Burgum signs bill granting emergency aid to help cover extraordinary snow removal costs -- KFYR - TV

Gov. Burgum evades questions about speculated presidential run following Iowa trip -- Dickinson Press

Lawmakers advance bill that would transition state from pension-style to 401(k)-style plan -- KFYR - TV

Bill to revamp North Dakota corporate farming law 'at the finish line' at legislature -- Dickinson Press

Dunn County Commissioner Larry Lundberg takes leave of absence -- Dickinson Press

No shortage of employers, openings as Northwest ND Job Fair attracts 93 employers -- Williston Herald

NDDOT to implement seasonal load restrictions on highways in southwestern ND -- Bismarck Tribune

Frost restrictions on all county and township roads in Williams County begin -- Williston Herald

Gjovig testifies before US House of Representatives on behalf of rural energy businesses -- The Journal

Denise Lajimodiere becomes North Dakota's first Native American poet laureate -- Dickinson Press

Billings County offers landowners $1.3 million in effort to build bridge -- Dickinson Press

North Dakota House revives plan to fund free school lunches for low-income kids -- Dickinson Press

Teacher apprenticeship initiative aims to help address state's teacher shortage -- Bismarck Tribune

Senate defeats bill to change faculty tenure at Bismarck State, Dickinson State -- Dickinson Press

ND private schools see importance, difficulties of providing digital literacy education -- Dickinson Press

Tioga High School students excel in Academic Olympics statewide competition -- Tioga Tribune

This legislative session's impact on K-12 education should not be underestimated -- The Journal

Close Up trip to Washington DC, NYC widens perspectives for four Grenora students -- The Journal

Divide County FFA awards new degrees, announces officers for next school year -- The Journal

North Dakota University System to block TikTok; BSC studying impact to college -- Bismarck Tribune

Bismarck State College reps visit Bowman County on recruiting trip -- Bowman County Pioneer

Two law enforcement officers change lives while coaching cheer team -- McKenzie County Farmer

Common sense: Coal-fired power saving Germany from calm-weather blackouts -- Stop These Things

Surprise new cuts to OPEC+ output targets could push oil prices towards $100 a barrel -- Reuters

Judge: BNSF intentionally violated tribal agreements with ND oil shipment -- Bismarck Tribune

Bureau of Land Management seeks feedback on proposed oil and gas lease sale -- Williston Herald

Natural GAS Act would block Department of Energy from outlawing gas stoves -- Williston Herald

OPEC+ surprise oil cuts expected to raise gasoline prices, create political headache for Biden -- The Hill

Federal judge rejects bid to temporarily suspend ConocoPhillips' Alaska Willow project -- Reuters

Ovintiv builds West Texas options, dumps Bakken in twin deal with EnCap -- Natural Gas Intelligence

Biden offers $450M for up to five clean energy projects, solar farms at coal mine sites -- AP News

U.S. production of petroleum and other liquids to be driven by international demand -- EIA

Exxon says its decarbonization business has potential to outgrow oil, in multi-trillion market -- Reuters

Three judges unanimously dismiss challenge to Biden 'Cost of Carbon' policy -- Bismarck Tribune

Iowa one of four states to turn down $3M federal grant for climate change planning -- The Gazette

Biden's War on Coal: EPA further tightens emission limits on trace pollutants -- Bismarck Tribune

China permitted two new coal plants per week in 2022 -- Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air

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