Friday, March 3, 2023

Geoff Simon's Quick Connects -- March 3, 2023

Why North Dakota is preparing to sue Minnesota over "clean energy" -- Grist

Trains versus pipelines: safely transporting materials in North Dakota -- KFYR - TV

Will Legacy Fund sustain services when oil revenues dwindle? -- Dickinson Press

Midwest could add more ethanol to gasoline under EPA plan -- Bismarck Tribune

Funding bill for North Dakota Industrial Commission moves to Senate after passing House -- KFYR - TV

Minnesota Power asks legislature for $25M toward $700M refurbishing of key power line -- Star Tribune

MDU fined by ND regulators for missing wind farm lighting replacement deadline -- Bismarck Tribune

NorthWestern Energy considers building a 320 MW nuclear plant in South Dakota -- Williston Herald

ND receiving $11.39M for wastewater, stormwater infrastructure improvements -- The Center Square

ND Tourism: state missed out on estimated $344M in revenue, slowly bouncing back -- KFYR - TV

Confused about North Dakota's legislative session? Here's a recap and look ahead -- Fargo Forum

Traffic-related bills making their way through ND Legislature after passing Senate -- Dickinson Press

Proposal would change ballot measure process; legislators to consider resolution -- Minot Daily News

House Chamber packed while Justice Douglas Bahr instated as Supreme Court Justice -- KX News

Tax breaks for biofuels, grain bin construction among ag bills passed in North Dakota -- Dickinson Press

State commerce director makes budget pitch to Senate; bill includes workforce initiatives -- KX News

Two BNSF train cars went off the track between Des Lacs and Burlington; none injured -- KX News

Work on Williston State's medical training facility to start soon if funding bill passes Senate -- KFYR - TV

City of Dickinson releases financial report for January; tremendous tax increases reported -- KX News

2 commanders, 4 others fired from Minot Air Force Base; details not yet released -- Dickinson Press

Magic City Discovery Center one step closer to opening their doors with $100K donation -- KX News

Crosby's Renaissance Zone proposed expansion to go before city council on March 6 -- The Journal

Max ambulances get upgrades, ultrasound machines with donations from community -- KX News

Williston Parks & Rec to host third annual Community Health and Wellness Fair March 9 -- KX News

New England City Council exploring two funding requests for community needs -- Dickinson Press

$95M project to add hotel tower, sports bar, fine dining to 4 Bears Casino & Lodge -- Minot Daily News

Minot woman first North Dakotan to be named to Federal Reserve advisory council -- KFYR - TV

Fort Berthold highway study requested at Capitol; resolution would create safety corridor -- KX News

Dunn County Commission discusses auditor-elect vacancy, state's attorney salary -- Dickinson Press

Hess Corp. offering $40K in scholarships to qualifying North Dakota high school seniors -- WDAY

Williston school superintendent discusses reconfiguration of ASB Innovation Academy -- KFYR - TV

Board of Higher Education opposing bill to change faculty tenure at BSC, DSU -- Bismarck Tribune

Stanley Elementary receives an unexpected $75,000 grant as high-achieving Title I school -- KFYR - TV

Real World Camp draws 100 freshman from across the region thanks to Bank of Tioga -- The Journal

Lunch debt cannot be sent to collections if bill clears Senate; already passed House -- The Journal

Tioga school board hires the district's next superintendent; Paul Olson to start July 1 -- Tioga Tribune

Contractors begin work on auxiliary gym on the east side of Magic City Campus -- Minot Daily News

New England 7th graders learn web design, basics of HTML, video game design -- Dickinson Press

Southwest Area CTE academy officially opens its doors to Dickinson students -- Dickinson Press

UND administrators and students weigh varying opinions of TikTok use on campus -- Dickinson Press

'Drill Baby Drill' 2.0: EPA needs to start permitting wells for carbon dioxide sequestration -- Forbes

Hunting clean energy in the west: feds betting billions on 'new' nuclear technologies -- Bismarck Tribune

House Republicans act on numerous bills in sweeping energy, permitting reform package -- E&E News

Frackers set to plow more cash into oil fields this year compared with last -- Wall Street Journal

'We can't find people to work': The newest threat to Biden's anti-fossil fuel agenda -- Politico

House Republicans' top watchdog turns his attention to EPA environmental justice grants -- E&E News

EPA slow-walking state permits for CO2 injection, Biden backing extremists -- Washington Times

Advanced Energy United: frameworks needed for transmission buildout 'don't really exist' -- Utility Dive

Republicans seeking Democratic buy-in to overhaul federal permitting need to try harder -- E&E News

Pipeline operator Enbridge commits $1 billion to company that turns food waste to energy -- Reuters

EPA has proposed something new, and oil and gas advocates are sounding the alarm -- E&E News

Biden admin faces dilemma in weighing approval of Alaska's large North Slope oil project -- AP News

Three injured in Montana coal mine collapse; history of safety violations reported -- Bismarck Tribune

Pipeline developer says Illinois CO2 sequestration could be just the beginning -- Energy News Network

Midwest CO2 pipeline rush creates regulatory chaos that could affect sequestration hopes -- E&E News

DeSantis, Pence leading launch of multimillion-dollar campaign to speed energy approvals -- Politico

Inflation Reduction Act program to reduce methane emissions faces Republican repeal -- E&E News

Regulations repeal top priority for new House E&C Committee chairwoman -- Washington Examiner

Blackout warning: Brace yourself for coming electricity shortages -- Institute for Energy Research

Half the world at risk of starvation under net zero, warn top climate experts -- Lindzen and Happer

New study finds no link between gas stoves and respiratory illness -- Climate Change Dispatch

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