Friday, June 16, 2023

Geoff Simon’s Quick Connects — June 16, 2023

• Future of critical minerals promising for North Dakota's economy -- Tioga Tribune

• From boom to bust to balance: Williston through the years -- KX News

• Canadian nuclear project could locate near North Dakota border -- Bismarck Tribune

• BLM pulls parcels for Montana oil and gas lease sales -- Independent Record

• Republican governors intensify resistance to plan to sell leases for conservation -- Bismarck Tribune

• Iowa Summit pipeline hearing to start two months earlier than first expected -- Iowa Capital Dispatch

• Voluntary pipeline easements don't equal endorsement, landowners say -- Agweek

• Montana gas power plant can resume construction, judge rules -- Bismarck Tribune

• Few area landowners in favor of Basin transmission line delivering power to Canada -- The Journal

• Oil, produced water spill onto pastureland in western North Dakota -- Grand Forks Herald

• McGregor sentenced for 2022 ongoing crude oil theft exceeding $50,000 -- McKenzie County Farmer

• Gov. Burgum pitches presidential bid with national TV appearances, millions in ads -- Dickinson Press

• Governor Burgum's rural ethics rallying support from North Dakotans in presidential run -- KX News

• Governor Doug Burgum walks a fraught path on combating climate change -- The Washington Post

• Burgum's executive order authorizes deployment of ND National Guard to southern border -- KFYR - TV

• Canadian wildfire smoke returns to North Dakota, sparking air quality concerns -- Bismarck Tribune

• Case arguing Native American vote in North Dakota has been diluted goes to trial -- Dickinson Press

• ND, MT team up to seek tech hub designation; potentially millions in federal dollars -- Bismarck Tribune

• Employees could see their state income tax withholding change due to reduction -- Minot Daily News

• North Dakota Highway Patrol's Skalicky named NDMCA 2022 Trooper of the Year -- Minot Daily News

• Williams County voice noise pollution concerns stemming from Atlas Power Data Center -- KFYR - TV

• Dickinson's Bandshell Concert Series brings free live music all summer long -- Dickinson Press

• Annual Divide County Fair returns Friday through Sunday with new features, old favorites -- The Journal

• Williston Fire Department receives $7500 grant from Enbridge "Fueling Futures" program -- KFGO

• Federal authorities drainage of Lake Ilo prompts public meeting to be held June 22 -- Dickinson Press

• Testimony heard on proposed Mercer County ordinance for solar energy development -- The Beacon

• $5,000 in funding awarded to Sakakawea Medical Center for preschool curriculum -- The Beacon

• Alexander officially begins preliminary work on daycare facility design -- McKenzie County Farmer

• Ethics Commission looking for members, hoping to start educational effort -- Prairie Public

• Dickinson State welcomes new Vice President, awaits decision for Provost position -- Dickinson Press

• Beulah teachers attend this year's Roughrider Health Promotion Conference in Medora -- The Beacon

• Lignite Education Seminar 'teaching the teachers' about energy industry in North Dakota -- KX News

• Committee considers space needs for childcare, MSU's ability to address shortage -- Minot Daily News

• El Nino's emergence could result in reduced renewable energy production across US -- Fox Weather

• US generators burn more natural gas as wind power drops, Canadian wildfires cloud solar -- Reuters

• Why America's fragmented electric grid isn't ready for the energy transition -- The New York Times

• Blackouts expected this summer due to Biden green energy transition -- Institute for Energy Research

• Most of U.S. faces elevated risk of blackouts during heatwaves this summer -- American Experiment

• Pennsylvania coal plants keep closing. Does the state need a carbon trading program? -- E&E News

• US oil output from top shale-producing regions due to rise to highest on record in July -- Reuters

• Bakken region is set to lead the gains in crude oil production in July; Permian will lead gas -- Oil Price

• More companies setting 'net-zero' climate targets, but few have credible plans, report says -- AP News

• Toyota's newly revealed ambitious EV plans include a battery with 900-mile range -- Inside EVs

• Young Montana athlete blames wildfire smoke on climate change in lawsuit testimony -- AP

• Britain's green energy disaster should be an awful warning to Americans -- The UK Telegraph

• Top Senate Energy Committee Republican calls for ethics investigation of DOE Secretary -- The Hill

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