Friday, May 9, 2025

Geoff Simon’s Quick Connects — May 9, 2025


• Bill promoting rare earth mineral development in ND passed -- North Dakota Monitor

• Crews respond to fire at oil terminal south of Tioga; site still shut down -- KFYR - TV

• February oil and gas production declines from January numbers -- Minot Daily News

• SD's Lake County Commission rejects petition for pipeline ordinance -- KFYR - TV

• Regulators set public hearing date for Basin's $4 billion North Dakota power plant -- Bismarck Tribune

• North Dakota lawmakers approve needs, some wants with $20.3 billion budget -- North Dakota Monitor

• Ellendale: Embracing the data boom, Applied Digital creates excitement in community -- Prairie Public

• Dist. 26 Representative Jeremy Olson resigns seat after harassment complaint -- North Dakota Monitor

• State Emergency Operations Center activated to help battle fires across North Dakota -- KX News

• Nat'l Guard Black Hawks deployed as wildfires rage on Turtle Mountain Reservation -- Dickinson Press

• Wildfires burn thousands of acres on tribal lands; Ft. Berthold and Turtle Mountain -- Bismarck Tribune

• Lawmakers decide not to increase gas tax as part of compromise in NDDOT budget bill -- KFYR - TV

• Legislature gavels out; action on medicaid expansion, property tax and teacher pay -- Daily Montanan

• Electricity demand in the Northwest could double in the next 20 years, forecast finds -- Daily Montanan

• Tom Campbell appointed North Dakota USDA Rural Development state director -- North Dakota Monitor

• Newcastle, Wyoming oil refinery restarts operations after apparent explosion in February -- WyoFile

• Fargo district court judge Chase nominated to be North Dakota's US attorney -- North Dakota Monitor

• Local fire departments battle grass fire in north Mercer County; no significant damage -- Hazen Star

• Dust storm causes poor visibility and makes travel difficult in northwest North Dakota -- KFYR - TV

• Public comment periods at ND local govt meetings become mandatory Aug. 1 -- North Dakota Monitor

• Dickinson to hold special election after Commissioner John Odermann's resignation -- Dickinson Press

• Dickinson breaks ground on $69M high school expansion, largest in district history -- Dickinson Press

• Dickinson High School students work on special projects to celebrate school's expansion -- KFYR - TV

• Ray's Donnelly is Williams County Teacher of the Year; has taught for 34 years in Ray -- The Journal

• U Mary launches Teacher Leadership Academy for Bismarck and Williston educators -- Williston Herald

• Youth T4 Summit came to Rough Rider and Bakken Area Skills Center -- McKenzie County Farmer

• Students get head start as partnerships forge direct paths to future careers -- McKenzie County Farmer

• 180 Williston students under quarantine amid measles outbreak in Williams County -- KFYR - TV

• North Dakota invests millions of dollars in skilled trades. But will students stay? -- Dickinson Press

• States' nuclear energy growth needs federal action to follow Trump's vocal support -- The Express

• Without energy abundance, America loses AI race. Policy decisions really matter. -- RealClearEnergy

• US House committee proposes sweeping changes to boost US oil and coal on federal lands -- Reuters

• First driverless heavy duty trucking service launched on US roads, running in Texas -- The Epoch Times

• Spain's solar-heavy system raises questions about the security of America's grid -- E&E News

• Justice Department sues Hawaii, Michigan, Vermont, New York over state climate actions -- KFYR - TV

• Coalition of GOP attorneys general celebrate win against California's clean-truck rule -- The Hill

• US power consumption will hit record highs in 2025 and 2026 according to EIA outlook -- Reuters

• Coal is a critical answer to soaring power demand due to takeoff of artificial intelligence -- DC Journal

• House Republicans are on the verge of overturning series of Biden-era land-use plans -- E&E News

• Wyoming is drawing interest surrounding new nuclear and low-carbon fossil fuel investments -- WyoFile

• Gavin Newsom's war on oil could send California's gasoline prices to $9.00, analysts warn -- Breitbart

• Green energy suicide: The West is paying the price for its net-zero carbon delusions -- Townhall

• Two new studies reveal shocking gains in ice pack at both poles, upend climate narrative -- NY Post

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