• North Dakota coal industry likely to benefit from nat'l energy emergency -- KFYR - TV
• North Dakota's Bakken Region could be sleeping giant, says researcher -- WZFG
• Study pegs potential $9B tax impact for CO2 in ND oil wells -- North Dakota Monitor
• Energy Progress and Innovation Conference underway in North Dakota -- KX News
• Ban on eminent domain for CO2 pipelines passes SD House, on to Senate -- South Dakota Searchlight
• Piping connection leak causes produced water spill eight miles north of Wildrose -- Minot Daily News
• Fueling the future of AI in ND; natural gas infrastructure could reach limit by 2027 -- Bismarck Tribune
• Senate Bill 2320 looks to remove property tax exemptions for interstate carbon pipelines -- KX News
• Governor Kelly Armstrong talks state politics and property taxes in exclusive interview -- KFYR - TV
• Some city leaders concerned by governor's tax plan, but this mayor stands with it -- Dickinson Press
• North Dakota Senate votes down change to primary election ballots with 42-4 margin -- Dickinson Press
• House lawmakers approve bill defining start of term limits law 64-28; send it to Senate -- KFYR - TV
• House approves resolution making it harder to change state's Constitution -- North Dakota Monitor
• House kills bill that would up interstate speed to 80 mph, require tractor permits -- Dickinson Press
• Rob Port: It's time to do something about the dumb bills and resolutions in Bismarck -- Fargo Forum
• House Bill 1330 aims to force divestment of Chinese companies in the Legacy Fund -- KFYR - TV
• North Dakota Senate hears House bill looking to replace state-owned Chinese drones -- KFYR - TV
• House Bill 1191 looks to establish Office of Entrepreneurship to foster business growth -- KX News
• ND House passed a bill ending Daylight Saving Time, forcing permanent standard time -- KFYR - TV
• Area legislators answer questions surrounding legislative session at public forum -- Minot Daily News
• Residents of Alexander fight to keep their post office following its temporary closure -- Williston Herald
• District 26 legislators provide update on third week of legislative session -- McKenzie County Farmer
• Another $107 million needed to continue work on Northwest Area Water Supply -- Minot Daily News
• Williston City Commission approves $332K in STAR Fund grants to support businesses -- KX News
• North Dakota House advances bill requiring schools to have cell phone policy -- North Dakota Monitor
• North Dakota House passes bill on tax credit for homeschooling with a 65-27 vote -- Bismarck Tribune
• Proposal to ban sports and extracurriculars on holidays to preserve family time fails -- The Journal
• Legislators propose funding options for free school meals for North Dakota students -- Dickinson Press
• Debate over public charter schools begins in North Dakota Legislature -- North Dakota Monitor
• New bill aims to allow schools to teach kids foreign languages as early as kindergarten -- KX News
• New poll shows South Dakotans oppose education savings accounts, school vouchers -- KFYR - TV
• Education Committee discusses bill that would give first-time ND teachers signing bonus -- KX News
• Trump signs order directing federal gov't to promote school choice nationwide -- The Center Square
• Searching for subs: rural school district expands search for qualified substitute teachers -- KFYR - TV
• Hess Corp. announces $15,000 donation to Minot Public School Foundation -- Minot Daily News
• Former North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum confirmed as Interior secretary -- North Dakota Monitor
• Interior secretary appointment a plum one for Doug Burgum, sweetened by spot on NSC -- Politico
• Burgum's Interior Dept. pauses renewable energy projects on public lands -- Oklahoma Energy Today
• Fedorchak may be, on arrival, the most experienced on energy issues on Capitol Hill -- E&E News
• Big Oil in no rush to 'drill baby drill' despite Trump agenda; focus on shareholder returns -- Reuters
• Mergers and acquisitions in the U.S. upstream oil and gas industry hit $105 billion in 2024 -- Oil Price
• China is believed to be constructing a huge fusion research site; could help weapons design -- Oil Price
• The only "energy emergency" is the one created by Trump's predecessor when in office -- City Journal
• President Trump betting that surging energy demand will revive declining coal industry -- E&E News
• United States LNG exports may get a big boost from Asian importers over Trump tariff threat -- IER
• Lee Zeldin confirmed to head EPA as Trump vows to trim climate regs -- Climate Change Dispatch
• Trump administration moved to toss Joe Biden's stringent fuel economy standards -- Daily Caller
• Six things to know about your electric utility's costs and reliability challenges -- The Honest Broker
• Trump freezes federal grants, blocks Biden DEI and climate spending spree -- Washington Times