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

 

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

Geoff Simon's Quick Connects -- March 14, 2025

• State sees uptick in oil wells that qualify for tax exemption -- North Dakota Monitor

• Could geothermal power plants repurpose old oil wells in ND? -- Bismarck Tribune

• SD law raises questions about future of huge Midwest pipeline -- Bismarck Tribune

• Canadian sentenced to 25 years for destruction of energy facilities in Dakotas -- DOJ

• North Dakota Transmission Authority opens applications for electric grid resilience projects -- KX News

• DAPL developer outlines damage claims, rests case against Greenpeace -- North Dakota Monitor

• Pipeline attorneys call out discrepancies between Greenpeace witness testimony -- The Center Square

• ND clean fertilizer project falls through; no cash spent from $125M state pledge -- Bismarck Tribune

• Interior Department approves expansion of Montana's massive Spring Creek coal mine -- E&E News

• Lawmakers hear new revenue forecast predicting lower-than-expected earnings -- Bismarck Tribune

• Lawmakers weigh questions of fairness in North Dakota property tax debate -- North Dakota Monitor

• State prepares for earlier, longer fire season due to low precipitation, higher temps -- Minot Daily News

• ND Office of Legal Immigration proposes rebranding itself as Office of Global Talent -- Dickinson Press

• More testimony heard recently by legislators about term limits in North Dakota -- Minot Daily News

• Tribal lawmakers push for creation of missing Indigenous people task force with HB 1199 -- KFYR - TV

• North Dakota delegation welcomes EPA's decision to restore definition of WOTUS -- Minot Daily News

• ND lawmaker became disoriented by darkness before plane crash that killed family -- Bismarck Tribune

• Williston announces new construction project as part of effort to improve infrastructure -- KX News

• Johnson & Sundeen appointed as Acting States Attorney; Perez resigns -- McKenzie County Farmer

• NDDOT puts load restrictions on all highways from Hwy 200 south to South Dakota border -- KX News

• Bowman & Slope Coun?ty Community Foundation announces grant round -- Bowman County Pioneer

• Bottineau campus leader Simone among five Dickinson State president finalists -- North Dakota Monitor

• DSU fighting for $48.5 million to save aging campus buildings, expand resources -- Dickinson Press

• Access to nutritious meals is fundamental to a child's ability to learn and thrive -- North Dakota Monitor

• Committee recommends passing bill that supports elementary foreign language education -- KFYR - TV

• Superintendent candidate for Williston Basin School District withdraws from running -- Williston Herald

• Congressional panel debates the future of school choice programs, vouchers -- North Dakota Monitor

• Inaugural AI event explores the promise and pitfalls of artificial intelligence -- UND News Release

• The Crosby Journal offers a paid writing internship for high school or college student -- The Journal

• Montana Technological University students tour Bakken operations to learn about oil industry -- MTech

• Thirty-one bills dealing with education advanced this legislative session; 51 introduced -- Hazen Star

• North Dakota GOP executive director Nyhus resigns to lobby for school choice -- North Dakota Monitor

• State still waiting to find out what Education Dept cuts mean for schools, colleges -- Dickinson Press

• How natural gas became America's most important export under Trump's White House -- Energy Now

• US interior secretary urges room of energy executives to drill more, mine more on public lands -- KFGO

• U.S. EPA's deregulatory sweep extends to rules impacting the oil and gas sector -- S&P Global

• Wright: Trump administration aims to cancel oil reserve sales, support small nuclear power -- Reuters

• US producers predicted to boost output from improved efficiencies rather than new drilling -- Oil Price

• Tech and gas companies eye congressional AI energy group led by Rep. Julie Fedorchak -- E&E News

• Trump's tariffs on steel, aluminum are poised to raise costs for US energy firms, experts say -- Reuters

• Ontario premier announces suspension of plan to slap surcharge of electricity exports to US -- Reuters

• Energy industry should not overreact to Trump's tariff threats: oil group CEO -- S&P Global

• World needs upstream investments in existing oil, gas fields to support energy security -- Oil Price

• Follow the money: How corrupt climate bureaucrats are robbing taxpayers blind -- Irrational Fear

• Trump EPA cancels $40M environmental justice grants to Biden admin advisers -- Free Beacon