Geoff Simon's Quick Connects -- March 21, 2025

• Ron Ness, NDPC: 'We're going to need massive amounts of CO2' -- Fargo Forum
• ND mineral rights fight pits MHA Nation against Burgum’s home state -- E&E News
• ND farmers push back on legislation to allow study of nuclear waste -- Fargo Forum
• Energy Transfer chair sought settlement with Standing Rock -- North Dakota Monitor
• ‘An absolute mess’: Morton County residents reflect on DAPL pipeline protests -- The Center Square
• South Dakota pipeline vote sparks concern for North Dakota oil industry -- McKenzie County Farmer
• Public hearing for Thunder Butte’s $19.6 million pipeline project scheduled for April 2 -- KFYR - TV
• Senate committee advances property tax package supported by Armstrong -- North Dakota Monitor
• Resolution introduced allowing North Dakota Legislature to move to annual sessions -- Dickinson Press
• North Dakotans rally for town hall meetings with congressional delegation -- North Dakota Monitor
• Trump trade wars add stress to North Dakota’s $41 billion ag economy -- Bowman County Pioneer
• North Dakota lawmakers discuss bill aimed at forming Ireland trade commission -- Dickinson Press
• Former North Dakota Indian Affairs' head Davis takes role at federal Interior Dept -- Bismarck Tribune
• Insurance companies concerned about wildfire liability limits for North Dakota utilities -- Dickinson Press
• Resolution to alter term limits passes North Dakota Senate on a single vote -- North Dakota Monitor
• Belfield city leaders discuss childcare shortage, rising crime trends, sales tax recall -- Dickinson Press
• Major project involving a reconfiguration of Highway 2 scheduled to start April 1 -- Williston Herald
• Community questioning reasons behind turnover in McKenzie County -- McKenzie County Farmer
• Williams County Board of County Commissioners approves 2025 Tourism Grant Program -- KX News
• Dickinson reviews budget challenges, election results and infrastructure plans -- Dickinson Press
• Recent federal policy decisions leave North Dakota tourism prospects facing uncertainty -- The Journal
• Port: Internal report details criminal accusations against former Minot police officer -- Dickinson Press
• Bill heading to Armstrong’s desk explores how to best manage special education funding -- KFYR - TV
• Divide and Ray school districts have set the dates for their annual school board elections -- The Journal
• Ray school board discusses creation of standing committees for teacher negotiations -- The Journal
• Williston Basin district selects California educator as principal for Sloulin Elementary -- Williston Herald
• Dickinson High retires ‘Midgets’ mascot due to student concerns and legal risks -- Dickinson Press
• Sen. Hoeven honors Red Trail for designation as 2024 National Blue Ribbon School -- John Hoeven
• North Dakota public schools are under attack by pro-privatization legislators -- Grand Forks Herald
• Beulah High School graduate works with Rep. Novak on student voting bill -- The Center Republican
• House bill seeks to restore school boards awarding bonuses for new teachers -- KFYR - TV
• Trump's policy choices are saving America from an "energy transition" economic disaster -- Townhall
• Harold Hamm isn’t mincing words: Low oil prices could shut down drilling in prized US shale -- Oil Price
• Colorado weighs bill to shame consumers, target fuel retailers with exorbitant fines -- Energy In Depth
• US natural gas pipeline project completions boosted LNG takeaway capacity, EIA says -- Reuters
• Biden ‘intentionally buried’ inconvenient study to justify major energy crackdown, sources say -- MSN
• Study found US gas exports did not impact climate change, so Biden admin buried it -- Fox News
• One commodity appears to be relatively stable amid tariff threats, at least for now: oil -- Texas Standard
• Trump moves to re-open 'hundreds' of coal-fired power plants across US to counter China -- Daily Mail
• President Trump posts that he is hoping to see more of nation's energy produced by coal -- The Hill
• America’s Energy Dream Team hits the field and is off to a supercharged start -- Empowering America
• US natural gas prices up on record flows to LNG export plants, cooler weather forecasts -- Reuters
• Sudden data center disconnections threaten stability of power grid, according to regulators -- Reuters
• Energy fortification is more critical than ever as AI reshapes the way businesses operate -- Forbes
• Administration takes steps to expand Arctic drilling, including contentious wildlife refuge -- The Hill
• Trump invokes wartime authority to ramp up mining and processing of critical minerals -- E&E News
• Why the EPA is right to roll back Joe Biden’s power blackout regulations -- Climate Change Dispatch
• Study shows Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act could cost taxpayers nearly $5 trillion -- Just The News