Friday, June 30, 2023

Geoff Simon’s Quick Connects — June 30, 2023


• North Dakota seeks dismissal of NW Landowners lawsuit -- Bismarck Tribune

• PSC to mull making carbon pipeline safety information public -- Minot Daily News

• CO2 storage project could boost Project Tundra -- Bismarck Tribune

• Mountrail-Williams seeking court opinion on data center shutdown -- KFYR - TV

• Realities of electric vehicle in North Dakota's extreme summer weather -- KX News

• Lightning the likely cause of fire, explosion at oil production site east of Williston -- Bismarck Tribune

• Denbury Onshore LLC reports source water spill at injection well southwest of Marmarth -- KX News

• Investment made in rural North Dakota's ethanol distributors to increase biofuel availability -- KX News

• Measure to abolish North Dakota property taxes approved for petition circulation -- Dickinson Press

• How do Burgum's campaign claims stack up against his performance as governor? -- Dickinson Press

• US Army Corps contributed to Missouri River flood damage; court orders payment to landowners -- AP

• US Senate advances tens of millions toward North Dakota facilities in military funding bill -- KFYR - TV

• Public phase of fundraising campaign for North Dakota Military Museum kicks off -- Minot Daily News

• Two projects receive funding in North Dakota as part of 'Investing in America' program -- KFYR - TV

• ND PERS Board of Trustees requests state Supreme Court intervention to oust legislators -- KFYR - TV

• Despite financial challenges, taxable sales in ND up 21 percent over same time last year -- KX News

• Mercer County Commission advances solar ordinance to public comment period -- The Beacon

• Tioga's annual Freedom Fest to stretch over five days this year; events begin Friday -- The Journal

• New hotel breaks ground at 4 Bears Casino and Lodge in New Town -- Williston Herald

• Highway 85 north of Belfield now fully open, emergency culvert replacement complete -- KFYR - TV

• 2023 Best of the Bakken Awards nominations to be accepted beginning July 1 -- Williston Herald

• State's community leaders invited to placemaking best practices workshop -- The Center Republican

• Williams County grants Atlas Power Data Center temporary certificate of occupancy -- KFYR - TV

• Williston Research Extension Center Field Days set July 12 and 13 -- Bowman County Pioneer

• Enerplus commits $100,000 investment to the Bakken Area Skills Center -- McKenzie County

• Tanya Harden and Robert Kasowski have won seats on Velva Public School board -- Minot Daily News

• Up-and-coming sport of drone racing takes flight at schools across North Dakota -- Bismarck Tribune

• Divide County School Board looking to hire Be Legendary leadership training coach -- The Journal

• What SCOTUS affirmative action ruling means for North Dakota universities, colleges -- KFYR - TV

• Minot Sunnyside Elementary teacher promotes literacy through sweet treats -- Minot Daily News

• Central Elementary plans to implement MTSS to help address specific skill deficiencies -- Tioga Tribune

• Canadian drilling activity continues climb, adding another week of rig increases -- Oil & Gas Journal

• Record renewables growth did nothing to shift dominance of fossil fuels; demand rises 1% -- Reuters

• Biden admin eyes $5B fossil fuel power plant build-out, infrastructure repair in Puerto Rico -- E&E News

• Judge pauses new Montana laws aimed at blocking challenges to coal permits -- Montana Standard

• Biden's Clean Power Plan 2.0 threatens innovation and U.S. grid reliability -- Real Clear Energy

• Rural electric provider in Utah warns of "impending U.S. energy crisis" -- Deseret News

• Early power plant retirements contributing to energy scarcity this summer -- Energy in Depth

• North Carolina Legislature overrides Democrat governor's veto of ESG ban -- Washington Times

• Jobs in US energy industry rose 3.8% last year, faster than overall employment growth -- Reuters

• Denbury signs agreements to expand CO2 sequestration portfolio in Louisiana -- Oil & Gas Journal

• Federal board sides with Navajo coal company, says BNSF must ship to Canadian port -- KFYR - TV

• Baseball-sized hail smashing into panels destroys Scottsbluff solar farm -- Cowboy State Daily

• Fearmongering won't solve climate change; other more-pressing world problems -- Reason

• Colorado has lofty goals to go all-electric. Does state have enough electricians? -- The Colorado Sun

• Auto-industry largest lobbying group assails Biden's plan to electrify America's cars -- New York Times

• Op-ed: Americans have never been less threatened by extreme weather -- PJ Media

• Op-ed: World needs more than intermittent electricity from wind and solar -- Heartland Institute

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