Geoff Simon’s Quick Connects — June 30, 2023

• North Dakota seeks dismissal of NW Landowners lawsuit -- Bismarck Tribune

• PSC to mull making carbon pipeline safety information public -- Minot Daily News

• CO2 storage project could boost Project Tundra -- Bismarck Tribune

• Mountrail-Williams seeking court opinion on data center shutdown -- KFYR - TV

• Realities of electric vehicle in North Dakota's extreme summer weather -- KX News

• Lightning the likely cause of fire, explosion at oil production site east of Williston -- Bismarck Tribune

• Denbury Onshore LLC reports source water spill at injection well southwest of Marmarth -- KX News

• Investment made in rural North Dakota's ethanol distributors to increase biofuel availability -- KX News

• Measure to abolish North Dakota property taxes approved for petition circulation -- Dickinson Press

• How do Burgum's campaign claims stack up against his performance as governor? -- Dickinson Press

• US Army Corps contributed to Missouri River flood damage; court orders payment to landowners -- AP

• US Senate advances tens of millions toward North Dakota facilities in military funding bill -- KFYR - TV

• Public phase of fundraising campaign for North Dakota Military Museum kicks off -- Minot Daily News

• Two projects receive funding in North Dakota as part of 'Investing in America' program -- KFYR - TV

• ND PERS Board of Trustees requests state Supreme Court intervention to oust legislators -- KFYR - TV

• Despite financial challenges, taxable sales in ND up 21 percent over same time last year -- KX News

• Mercer County Commission advances solar ordinance to public comment period -- The Beacon

• Tioga's annual Freedom Fest to stretch over five days this year; events begin Friday -- The Journal

• New hotel breaks ground at 4 Bears Casino and Lodge in New Town -- Williston Herald

• Highway 85 north of Belfield now fully open, emergency culvert replacement complete -- KFYR - TV

• 2023 Best of the Bakken Awards nominations to be accepted beginning July 1 -- Williston Herald

• State's community leaders invited to placemaking best practices workshop -- The Center Republican

• Williams County grants Atlas Power Data Center temporary certificate of occupancy -- KFYR - TV

• Williston Research Extension Center Field Days set July 12 and 13 -- Bowman County Pioneer

• Enerplus commits $100,000 investment to the Bakken Area Skills Center -- McKenzie County

• Tanya Harden and Robert Kasowski have won seats on Velva Public School board -- Minot Daily News

• Up-and-coming sport of drone racing takes flight at schools across North Dakota -- Bismarck Tribune

• Divide County School Board looking to hire Be Legendary leadership training coach -- The Journal

• What SCOTUS affirmative action ruling means for North Dakota universities, colleges -- KFYR - TV

• Minot Sunnyside Elementary teacher promotes literacy through sweet treats -- Minot Daily News

• Central Elementary plans to implement MTSS to help address specific skill deficiencies -- Tioga Tribune

• Canadian drilling activity continues climb, adding another week of rig increases -- Oil & Gas Journal

• Record renewables growth did nothing to shift dominance of fossil fuels; demand rises 1% -- Reuters

• Biden admin eyes $5B fossil fuel power plant build-out, infrastructure repair in Puerto Rico -- E&E News

• Judge pauses new Montana laws aimed at blocking challenges to coal permits -- Montana Standard

• Biden's Clean Power Plan 2.0 threatens innovation and U.S. grid reliability -- Real Clear Energy

• Rural electric provider in Utah warns of "impending U.S. energy crisis" -- Deseret News

• Early power plant retirements contributing to energy scarcity this summer -- Energy in Depth

• North Carolina Legislature overrides Democrat governor's veto of ESG ban -- Washington Times

• Jobs in US energy industry rose 3.8% last year, faster than overall employment growth -- Reuters

• Denbury signs agreements to expand CO2 sequestration portfolio in Louisiana -- Oil & Gas Journal

• Federal board sides with Navajo coal company, says BNSF must ship to Canadian port -- KFYR - TV

• Baseball-sized hail smashing into panels destroys Scottsbluff solar farm -- Cowboy State Daily

• Fearmongering won't solve climate change; other more-pressing world problems -- Reason

• Colorado has lofty goals to go all-electric. Does state have enough electricians? -- The Colorado Sun

• Auto-industry largest lobbying group assails Biden's plan to electrify America's cars -- New York Times

• Op-ed: Americans have never been less threatened by extreme weather -- PJ Media

• Op-ed: World needs more than intermittent electricity from wind and solar -- Heartland Institute

Geoff Simon’s Quick Connects — June 23, 2023

• 'Huge inventory' of parcels nominated for oil, gas lease sales remains in ND -- WDAY

• North Dakota continues efforts to plug and reclaim abandoned oil wells -- KFGO

• Third defendant sentenced in alleged oil skimming scheme -- Bismarck Tribune

• North Dakota's 95% gas capture rate again exceeds target -- Energy Intelligence

• Wrigley will not immediately investigate Summit pipeline investors -- Bismarck Tribune

• 'A strategic move': ND Pipeline Authority reacts to MHA Nation purchase of pipeline -- KFYR - TV

• Rising oil production, global price trends expected to give ND energy industry a boost -- The Journal

• Proposed MN nickel mine begins environmental review, would supply Tesla if approved -- KFYR - TV

• June 30 the last day to apply for refund of state fuel taxes paid on gasoline in 2022 -- Minot Daily News

• Former second lady Sandi Sanford elected to lead North Dakota Republican Party -- Bismarck Tribune

• National media approach Burgum presidential bid with mix of curiosity, skepticism -- Dickinson Press

• State Investment Board accepting applications for institutional investment experts -- Bismarck Tribune

• Newly released index shows North Dakota's economic outlook improved in June -- The Center Square

• Former state lawmaker Becker leads initiative to abolish North Dakota property taxes -- Dickinson Press

• Minot International Airport receives $201,755 for maintenance and improvements -- Minot Daily News

• Dunn County Commissioner raises serious concern with auditor selection process -- Dickinson Press

• Electric utility refuses order to cut power for data center until seeking court opinion -- KFYR - TV

• Souris River Joint Board to sponsor two public meetings on rural flood assistance -- Minot Daily News

• Minot Human Relations Committee officially reenacted with unanimous City Council vote -- KFYR - TV

• Solar adds to the growing list of energy projects under consideration for Divide County -- The Journal

• Mercer County Commission unanimously approves 2023 full and true property values -- The Beacon

• Forth Berthold Rural Water System to hold Providing for the People Tour June 29 -- Minot Daily News

• Local GOP optimistic about new slate of state officers elected to party leadership -- Minot Daily News

• Bully Pulpit Rally to be held in Medora July 12-13 aimed at saving wild horses in TRNP -- KX News

• Slope Electric Cooperative members participate at annual 2023 meeting -- Bowman County Pioneer

• Western North Dakota looks to resolve lack of behavioral health care and resources -- KFYR - TV

• Election setting up bond for new schools could be coming to Williston Basin School Board -- KFYR - TV

• Survey shows support for $69M high school renovation, falls short of bond threshold -- Dickinson Press

• NDUS TikTok ban takes effect ahead of July 1 deadline at University of North Dakota -- KFYR - TV

• North Dakota teachers learn about the oil and gas industry at Bismarck State College -- KX News

• Divide County and Grenora school boards sharpen focus on improving student outcomes -- The Journal

• US Secretary of Education Cardona to hold roundtable discussion in North Dakota -- Bismarck Tribune

• ND DPI's summer reading kick-off event features books written by North Dakotans -- KFYR - TV

• Huber, Zingg certified winners of two open seats in Hazen School Board election -- Hazen Star

• School enrollment numbers are rising in Williston, but staff shortage persists -- Williston Herald

• President Biden's "green energy" agenda suffers scores of Democratic defectors -- Washington Times

• Pennsylvania's largest 1,888 MW capacity coal plant to shut down in July -- NPR State Impact

• Texas Supreme Court rules ERCOT can't be sued over deadly 2021 winter storm -- NBC-DFW

• Western transmission line breaks ground after 18-year wait; will add 3,000 MW of capacity -- E&E News

• Conservation groups sue over federal utility's plan to replace Tennessee coal plant with gas -- KX News

• US energy regulator to push operators to address grid vulnerabilities to extreme weather -- Reuters

• Coal, oil, gas rebound push Campbell County WY assessed valuation to $5.7B -- Cowboy State Daily

• Montana officials say youths' climate lawsuit will not affect permitting practices -- The Washington Post

• White House adviser Podesta says controversial Mountain Valley Pipeline was 'inevitable' -- The Hill

• Biden's costly energy policies strengthen China's economy at America's expense -- The Daily Signal

• US DOE to lend a record $9.2 billion for Ford battery plants in clean energy push -- Financial Times

• Authorities arrest Democrat donor for California wildfire blamed on the 'climate crisis' -- Townhall