Geoff Simon's Quick Connects -- July 3, 2021

• Carbon banking hangs in balance in agriculture-heavy states -- Bismarck Tribune

• Hamm talks about $100 oil, Xcel building gas plant, and more -- Williston Herald

• North Dakota could lead breakthrough in hydrogen landscape -- Tioga Tribune

• North Dakota PSC approves Mountrail County transmission line -- Bismarck Tribune

• Court signs off on Line 3, "environmental consequences" loom -- Grand Rapids Herald

• Road map to the future: Orphan wells likely mean decades of work ahead -- Williston Herald

• Ballot measure seeks term limits for North Dakota governor, Legislature -- Bismarck Tribune

• Project Tundra getting federal attention, comments at Senate hearing -- Williston Herald

• Four-Lane expansion completed on Long X Bridge, all lanes now open -- KFYR

• Crosby park board to study community center expansion -- Crosby Journal

• North Dakota DOT adding passing lanes to Highway 52 -- KMOT-TV

• Analysis: Oil companies bet on $100 a barrel as they rush to sell assets -- Reuters

• More women's health services come to Watford City -- McKenzie County Farmer

• New Williston school district opens Thursday -- Williston Herald

• Dunseith School District in early planning stages for new building -- KMOT-TV

• Coal Creek purchase impact on Underwood School District -- KFYR-TV

• Justices deny Wyoming, Montana coal suit against Washington -- Associated Press

• Court: Toppled rig's owners can't sue Coast Guard contractor -- Associated Press

• Sen. Barrasso: US energy independence vital, Biden's policies could destroy it -- Fox News

• City of Williston has decided to ban the use of fireworks -- KFYR-TV

• Two former DOE Secretaries: Foreign demand for U.S. LNG "Astounding -- Energy in Depth

• Ignoring U.S. reliance on imported minerals is irresponsible -- Inside Sources

• Wall Street, tech firms fear SEC climate disclosure will trigger lawsuits -- Insurance Journal

• Address climate change through Congressional action, not lawsuits -- The Hill

• U.S. oil shale producers stick to output discipline -- Oil Price

• Electricity planning quagmire: Marginal cost pricing and renewables -- MasterResource blog