Friday, May 5, 2023

Geoff Simon's Quick Connects -- May 5, 2023

• Federal government's war on American energy hits ND hard -- American Experiment

• Federal lease sales return to regularity in Montana, North Dakota -- Billings Gazette

• State hopes to cash in on rare earth elements after sampling lignite seams -- MPR

• E-15 summer ban lifted; positive impact on North Dakota corn growers -- KFYR - TV

• Settlement reached in MDU electric rate increase; regulators must still approve -- Bismarck Tribune

• Sofiane Djezzar, Geoscientist, UND Energy and Environmental Research Center -- Oilman Magazine

• North Dakota Legislature passed the wrong version of the final OMB budget bill -- KFYR - TV

• 68th North Dakota Legislative Assembly adjourns after 75th day - here's what they passed -- KX News

• ND lawmakers adjourn 2023 session after approving record $19.6B budget -- Dickinson Press

• Funding for ND tourism projects slashed after rebuke of buffalo theme park -- Bismarck Tribune

• ND Democrats switch up House leadership in preparation for a term-limited future -- Dickinson Press

• Bulk of funding approved for $161.2M women-centric corrections facility in the state -- Dickinson Press

• Rep. Davis the first Native American elected to ND Legislature leadership position -- Minot Daily News

• 2023 legislative session likely to be remembered for significantly controversial issues -- The Journal

• ND lawmakers OK $99M attorney general budget; 13 new full-time workers included -- Dickinson Press

• Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library details fundraising after credit line OK'd -- Bismarck Tribune

• A closer look at North Dakota's largest property, income tax relief package in state history -- KFYR - TV

• North Dakota lawmakers reshape spending, investing, conserving of Legacy Fund -- Dickinson Press

• FEMA provides North Dakota $3.7M for public assistance, storm repairs -- Bowman County Pioneer

• Minot Chamber EDC launches WayFinders Talent Portal for national workforce recruitment -- KX News

• Stark, Williams, McKenzie counties declare fire emergencies anticipating wildfire season -- KX News

• NDDOT receives $400K to develop Turtle Mountain Scenic Byway along Hwy 43 -- Minot Daily News

• Devon Energy awards $10K grant to Boys & Girls Club of the Three Affiliated Tribes -- The Beacon

• Highway 200 project plans moving forward; major impact on safety, access anticipated -- Hazen Star

• NAWS to become water authority after legislature elevates local oversight -- Minot Daily News

• McKenzie Co. Commission to help fund Alexander Public School temporary daycare -- KFYR - TV

• Potential burn restrictions put in place by Ward County Commission until Nov. 30 -- Minot Daily News

• Williston Education Association teachers ratify new agreement with school board -- KFYR - TV

• New Dickinson State program hopes to grow ag and ag teachers at home in North Dakota -- KX News

• Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College celebrates 50 year milestone of serving MHA nation -- KX News

• Bank of Tioga's Junior Achievement financial literacy volunteers thrive in schools -- Tioga Tribune

• Washburn, Williston students selected for 2023 Governor's Band and Chorus programs -- KX News

• Williston Basin School District 'Central Campus' reconfiguration plan finalized -- KFYR - TV

• Hundreds of gas-fired power plants could be excluded from EPA's toughest climate rules -- E&E News

• California to ban sale of new diesel trucks by 2036; require trucks be zero-emissions by 2042 -- CNBC

• Natural gas withdrawals from US storage facilities reach lowest level in seven years -- Offshore Energy

• US April oil exports beat expectations, hit record 4.5 million bpd thanks to rising demand -- Oil Price

• China automating mines to improve safety, efficiency of coal industry as output grows -- US News

• Data insight: the cost of a wind turbine has increased by 38% in two years -- Energy Monitor

• Supreme Court to consider overruling Chevron doctrine; could significantly scale back Feds -- The Hill

• Ford posts $1.8 billion profit, loses $722 Million on electric vehicle sales -- Wall Street Journal

• New York State passes natural gas ban in new buildings, places strain on electricity grid -- Breitbart

• The new pause lengthens, temp record shows no global warming in 9 years -- Watts Up With That

• The corrupt IPCC's perversion of climate science to advance its political agenda -- Alex Epstein

• BP shareholders reject activist resolution for tougher climate targets but support grows -- Reuters

• Forcing consumers to purchase EVs: A new low for the Biden administration -- Real Clear Energy

• The high price of attempting to electrify the US automobile industry -- OilPrice.com

• A heavy dose of reality for electric-truck mandates; grid can't handle it -- American Trucking Assn.

• New EPA rules shows Biden's EV push is headed straight for a brick wall -- Real Clear Energy

• Biden rules may have mandated a death spiral for the US auto industry -- Eurasia Review

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