Friday, April 4, 2025

Geoff Simon's Quick Connects -- April 4, 2025

• 'Lithium in the Bakken': Company to conduct field test this summer -- KFYR - TV

• Senate approves tax exemption for wells outside core areas -- North Dakota Monitor

• Judge dismisses Standing Rock's latest lawsuit over DAPL -- North Dakota Monitor

• Bill to help landowners in eminent domain condemnation cases rejected -- KX News

• Energy group selects Alison Ritter to follow Geoff Simon as new executive director -- Minot Daily News

• Iowa Senate advances eminent domain, CO2 pipeline bill with major changes -- Des Moines Register

• Resolution to reinstate lawmakers' ability to propose changes to term limits passes House -- KX News

• ND Senate passes bill on start of term limits; differs from bill passed by House -- Bismarck Tribune

• Cramer sentenced for felony theft, reckless endangerment, criminal mischief charges -- KFYR - TV

• Gov. Jared Polis signs law to promote nuclear energy development in Colorado -- This Week in Energy

• Dry summer looms over the state; drought, wildfires, and crops are big concerns -- Bismarck Tribune

• Feds plan to remove all wild horses from Wyoming's 'checkerboard' starting in July -- WyoFile

• Young North Dakota legislators join Future Caucus to find bipartisan solutions -- North Dakota Monitor

• North Dakota launces new centralized source for demographic, economic and social data -- InForum

• Watford City police shooting leaves one dead, related to domestic disturbance -- Bismarck Tribune

• Minot mayor submits resignation letter following release of report over internal complaint -- KFYR - TV

• US Court of Appeals reverses case between McKenzie County, Interior -- McKenzie County Farmer

• NDDOT engineers lay out intersection alternatives; residents still favor interchange -- Minot Daily News

• Group behind Medora Musical hires new leader at vital time for top destination -- Dickinson Press

• Commission unanimously approves fire emergency, ban restrictions in Mercer County -- Hazen Star

• Meet Dickinson Public School District's Educator of the Year: Danielle Riesgraf -- Dickinson Press

• Glenburn Boosters Club is launching its Panther Playground Equipment Capital Campaign -- KX News

• North Dakota students discuss views on proposed legislation of cell phones in school -- KFYR - TV

• Southwest North Dakota families creating their own options for child care, education -- Dickinson Press

• How would dismantling the Department of Education affect North Dakota schools? -- KFYR - TV

• The rush to produce mini nuclear reactors on the cheap might have a short half-life -- Reuters

• Trump administration terminates grants for clean energy projects as it prioritizes fossil fuels -- AP News

• Dr. Loren Scott explains the state of Louisiana's carbon storage primacy power -- The Crude Life

• States start their own DOGE efforts, ensnaring oil and gas regulators with funding cuts -- E&E News

• Oil and gas proving to be the engines of a new dawn in formerly poor countries -- RealClearEnergy

• Trump put his weight behind boosting coal; trade associations say policies spell trouble -- E&E News

• US Democratic senators urge energy secretary to follow law on clean energy grants, loans -- Reuters

• Tech companies scouring rural America for land, transmission lines, natural gas -- Wall Street Journal

• Retired coal-fired power plant to become massive gas-powered campus for AI, data centers -- KX News

• Oil, gas, refined product imports exempted from President Donald Trump's new tariffs -- KFGO

• Trump administration identified 16 sites on federal land with plans to build AI data centers -- The Hill

Friday, March 28, 2025

Geoff Simon's Quick Connects -- March 28, 2025

Iowa lawmaker calls on Summit to withdraw OK'd application -- North Dakota Monitor

Like SD, North Dakota organizers keep fighting carbon pipeline -- Heartland Signal

Energy project zoning questions stir controversy at legislature -- Bismarck Tribune

CO2: State's key to unlocking billions in Bakken oil? -- McKenzie County Farmer

Oil company, landowner attorney collaborate on bill to avoid court battles in ND -- North Dakota Monitor

Industrial Commission approves more than $2.8M for lignite research and development -- KX News

Oil and gas in 'a steady state': officials keep an eye on market uncertainty -- McKenzie County Farmer

Summit seeks dismissals in cases challenging North Dakota project approvals -- Bismarck Tribune

Editorial: Both bills dealing with power line aspects have their merits and flaws -- Bismarck Tribune

500 barrel source water spill caused by tank overflow reported northeast of Glenburn -- KFYR - TV

State regulators consider request to let consumers cover data center legal fees -- Bismarck Tribune

Property tax relief, reform amended by ND Senate; max credit dropped to $1,250 -- Bismarck Tribune

Rep. Fedorchak faces Trump administration criticism in first phone town hall -- Bismarck Tribune

Armstrong opposed to using legacy fund money for agriculture & commercial property tax relief -- WDAY

Senate votes to override first veto of the session; House needs two thirds majority vote -- KFYR - TV

ND legislative resolution marks first step toward federal protection for wild horses -- Dickinson Press

National Weather Service predicts increased drought and fire risk for North Dakota -- Dickinson Press

NDDOT nominating intersection project between Highway 2 and 1804 for nat'l competition -- KFYR - TV

Public meeting set for 3/31 to discuss improvements for US 83, ND 23 intersection -- Minot Daily News

The Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library featured on CBS Saturday Morning program -- LinkedIn

Wildfire relief program delivers $939K to ranchers and landowners affected by October fires -- KX News

Data center ordinance recommended for approval; zoning board OKs amendments -- The Journal

Bowman County Commissioners approve burn ban dur?ing March meeting -- Bowman County Pioneer

Williston commissioners approve plans for Fighting Pike Data Center north of town -- KFYR - TV

North Dakota House reconsiders K-12 school surveys bill, but votes it down again -- Fargo Forum

House lawmakers vote down attempt at using add'l state funding for school construction -- KFYR - TV

Governor Gianforte signs 'bathroom bill,' transgender athlete ban; ACLU will sue -- Daily Montanan

Minot State students research the feasibility of operating a downtown grocery store -- Minot Daily News

House passes bill providing tax incentives for employers to cover childcare 72-to-12 -- KFYR - TV

Any country buying oil or gas from Venezuela to pay 25% secondary tariff on trades with US -- Oil Price

Another day ending in "y", more meritless lawsuits against fossil fuel producers -- RealClearEnergy

What the world needs now is more fossil fuels, says Trump's energy secretary Wright -- The Guardian

How Texas oil workers and technology are helping build a new renewable geothermal boom -- The Hill

Far-left organizations soiling legitimate protests with outside agitators looking to fight -- New York Post

Recycling power: rethinking a ready and available solution in used nuclear fuel -- RealClearEnergy

Biden administration wrongly nixed oil, gas leases in Alaska refuge, US federal judge rules -- Reuters

Majority says energy independence more important than fighting climate change -- The Center Square

EPA rewrites grant rules as Zeldin tries to take back $20B in climate money OK'd by Biden -- E&E News

Some environmentalists could give a rip about the environment: See Teslas, ND pipeline -- OutKick

Maine's climate lawfare battle: Legislation aims to stop the AG's lawsuit against oil -- Energy in Depth

 

Friday, March 21, 2025

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