Friday, May 17, 2024

Geoff Simon's Quick Connects -- May 17, 2024

• Army Corps pushes Dakota Access final environmental review to 2025 -- E&E News

• Helms, Burgum, Trump against regulation at oil conference -- North Dakota Monitor

• North Dakota eyes next-generation nuclear as replacement for coal plants -- KFGO

• DOI grants North Dakota $25 million to plug orphaned wells -- Daily Energy Insider

• Sustainability a topic at oil conference, but state still 'running toward fossil fuels' -- Bismarck Tribune

• Energy Dept. identifies southwest North Dakota as potential transmission priority -- Bismarck Tribune

• The road to tapping the Bakken's potential relies on understanding its geological makeup -- KX News

• Trump loves Burgum's energy cred; 'knows more about energy than anybody I know' -- E&E News

• Minneapolis Fed President talks North Dakota economy ahead of oil conference -- Bismarck Tribune

• Minnkota Co-op CEO fears new EPA rules could leave state's consumers in the dark -- InForum

• Equipment failure causes 27,000 gallon spill of produced water in Dunn County -- Bismarck Tribune

• Congressional candidate Julie Fedorchak endorsed by House GOP Caucus Leader Stefanik -- WDAY

• Second NDGOP House candidate debate features more issues than attacks -- North Dakota Monitor

• Miller engages with rural communities during North Dakota gubernatorial campaign -- Dickinson Press

• Poll shows dead heat in GOP House primary, Armstrong has a big lead in gov's race -- Fargo Forum

• Tammy Miller adds $500K to campaign coffers while Armstrong fundraises steadily -- Bismarck Tribune

• Port: GOP lawmakers slam Prichard over misleading" political ads, Districts 26 & 34 -- Fargo Forum

• Burgum appears with Trump continuing his national presence as VP speculation continues -- KFYR -TV

• New Vote411 voter guide highlights candidates and issues on North Dakota primary ballot -- KFGO

• Voting Rights Act weighs heavily in state's attempt to revisit redistricting decision it won -- KFYR - TV

• Winds push British Columbia wildfire smoke into Alberta, Montana and North Dakota -- KFYR - TV

• Belfield residents to vote on sales tax increase aimed at upping emergency funding -- Dickinson Press

• Williston reported projected budget surplus for last year, expected surplus this year -- Williston Herald

• Call to creative duty: 16 year old Girl Scout Marly Barnett creates children art gallery -- Dickinson Press

• Tigirlily Gold takes home Academy of Country Music award, sisters from Hazen ND -- Fargo Forum

• No injuries are reported from gas plant explosion thanks to existing safety measures -- The Journal

• Boring challenge faces APEX Energy Bowman Wind project, county officials -- Bowman County Pioneer

• US Census Bureau's latest population estimate for Minot assumes slight decline -- Minot Daily News

• Amidon native wins Miss North Dakota USA, heads to national pageant -- Bowman County Pioneer

• Divide County was witness to a stunning show of the Northern Lights over the weekend -- The Journal

• Mercer County Commission unanimously refuses request related to eminent domain -- The Beacon

• Harvey educator Kathy Walsh is a finalist for a national adviser of the year award -- Minot Daily News

• Five Hazen residents seeking open seat on school board for primary election June 11 -- Hazen Star

• DCHS 'Check and Connect' mentor program offers students extra support, working well -- The Journal

• Williston Basin school board approves consulting agreement with Dr. Jeffry M. Schatz -- Williston Herald

• JE Dunn officially named Construction Manager at-risk for Williston Elementary School -- KFYR - TV

• 'Radical' new Title IX regulations and lawsuit lead to unknown safety impacts to schools -- KFYR - TV

• Candidate Jim Bartlett promotes Christian faith in run for public school official -- North Dakota Monitor

• Wilton Public School breaks ground on $9 million renovation and expansion project -- Bismarck Tribune

• Garrison Elementary receives grant for 24 Strider bikes, accessories -- McLean County Independent

• Beulah Public School's Daviney McKay named MDU' Resources' teen of the year -- Bismarck Tribune

• State Historical Society is offering a free teacher workshop on trade, transportation -- Minot Daily News

• In some parts of the U.S., the grid of the future might be closer than you think -- North Dakota Monitor

• US oil output in top shale-producing regions to hit six-month high in June, says EIA report -- Reuters

• Extreme summer weather risks outages in New England, Upper Midwest, and Southwest -- E&E News

• Sen. Majority Leader calls on FTC to stop Chevron-Hess merger, 'detrimental to consumers' -- Oil Price

• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission votes to further socialize cost of transmission -- Kevin Cramer

• Canada's oil sands industry prepares for annual essential maintenance, higher crude prices -- Reuters

• Influential US Republican lawmakers urge regulators to process LNG project applications -- Reuters

• Biden administration proposes blocking new coal mines on public land at major US hub -- The Hill

• Oil and gas groups sue BLM seeking to block US rule raising drilling fees on public lands -- Reuters

• OPEC+ once again reopens "fierce" debate over members' actual oil production capacity -- World Oil

• China's biggest coal-producing province set to boost output in June in bid to prop economy -- Oil Price

• DeSantis signs bill banning offshore wind, removing "climate change" from state laws -- Just The News

• New survey shows Biden's climate scam scare tactics aren't fooling the public -- American Thinker

• Biden admin to ruin thousands of miles of land to push his green energy scheme -- Heartland Institute

• Coalition of 1,600 scientists send letter to California Air Board: "No Climate Crisis" -- California Globe

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