Geoff Simon's Quick Connects -- January 10, 2025

• AG Drew Wrigley intends to sue EPA over coal waste regulation -- Dickinson Press

• Basin Electric energizes Roundup-to-Kummer Ridge transmission line -- KFYR - TV

• State energy leader previews Trump era energy policy -- McKenzie County Farmer

• Group of landowners appeal Summit CO2 storage decision -- North Dakota Monitor

• North Dakota Petroleum Council president criticizes Biden offshore drilling order -- KFYR - TV

• Christmann to remain Public Service Commission chair in break from tradition -- North Dakota Monitor

• Massive untapped oil reserves found in northeastern McKenzie County -- McKenzie County Farmer

• MDU: More ND data center-related grid issues likely; legal fee refund requested -- Bismarck Tribune

• 'Make Carbon Dioxide Great Again' law would ban CO2 reduction efforts in Wyoming -- WyoFile

• Montana failed to consider pollution from new power plant, but court won't stop it -- Daily Montanan

• US Senate Democrats concerned Republicans rushing confirmation of Burgum -- News from the States

• Officially a member of US House of Representatives, Julie Fedorchak ready to get to work -- KFGO

• Why North Dakota lawmakers won't be passing a 'Christmas tree' bill this year -- North Dakota Monitor

• Legislators advance bill to shake up funding for township roads in North Dakota -- Bismarck Tribune

• ND Ethics Commission receives pushback, part of measure is unconstitutional -- North Dakota Monitor

• With 48 multistate lawsuits, AG Wrigley says he's defending North Dakota's interests -- Dickinson Press

• A look at some of the lesser-known bills being introduced during this legislative session -- KFYR - TV

• Missing, murdered Indigenous bill, education top priorities for North Dakota tribes -- Dickinson Press

• Port: Culture war bills are back at ND Legislature, 10 Commandments, bathroom use -- Fargo Forum

• Tree that hit power line caused one of the most devastating fires in state's history -- Dickinson Press

• Billings County Commission ousts longtime state's attorney in abrupt surprise move -- Dickinson Press

• Northwest North Dakota officials taking a wait-and-see approach on property tax proposal -- KFYR - TV

• Bowman County Development Corporation invites public to annual meeting -- Bowman County Pioneer

• Fargo legislator Josh Christy eyes high tech's economic potential for North Dakota -- Minot Daily News

• Minot City Council voted unanimously to part ways with Police Chief John Klug -- KFYR - TV

• Spirit Fund grant requests exceed $294K; more than triple what was sought last year -- The Journal

• Auditions open for Medora Musical; Singers, dancers invited to submit audition videos -- Medora.com

• Applications for 2025 North Dakota County Teachers of the Year open until February 9 -- KX News

• North Dakota Tribal College System releases 2024 Economic Impact Study findings -- NewsDakota

• Former Lt. Gov Sanford named interim president of Bismarck State College -- North Dakota Monitor

• Dickinson State restructures academic leadership, appoints Gruhlke as Provost -- Dickinson Press

• North Dakotans support free lunches, sour on public dollars for private tuition -- North Dakota Monitor

• North Dakota K-12 schools affected by nationwide cybersecurity breach -- North Dakota Monitor

• Funding available for North Dakota-based businesses through internship program -- Minot Daily News

• North Dakota bill seeks to put Ten Commandments in every public school classroom -- Dickinson Press

• Hess Corporation donates $50,000 in scholarships to state's graduating seniors in 2025 -- KX News

• President-elect Trump rips Biden's offshore drilling restrictions: 'I'll unban it immediately' -- The Hill

• IPAA responds to Biden's offshore drilling ban, denounces it as "significant and catastrophic" -- IPAA

• US House Republicans prioritizing energy legislation during first weeks of new Congress -- E&E News

• Justin Trudeau's resignation marks 'a fantastic day' for energy investors: Eric Nuttall -- BNN Bloomberg

• China's Shandong Port, entry point for most sanctioned oil, bans US-designated vessels -- Reuters

• Trump says no more wind farms: "You don't need energy that needs a subsidy" -- Cowboy State Daily

• New York on the march to climate utopia and likely the 'Green Energy Wall' -- Manhattan Contrarian

• Germany's power plants run on hard coal remain vital back up to guarantee electricity supply -- Reuters

• The surprising climate commitments of Trump's new 'energy czar' Burgum -- The Washington Post

• Michigan primed to clear cut hundreds of acres of forest to make way for solar panels -- Daily Caller

• From Arctic blasts to LA wildfires, beware the storm of climate change nonsense -- Issues and Insights

• GOP rep unveils bill: No president can ban fracking without Congressional approval -- Daily Caller

• Science loses when activists and media weaponize weather to push climate dogma -- American Thinker

Geoff Simon's Quick Connects -- January 3, 2025

• What does the discovery of undeveloped oil mean for North Dakota? -- KX News

• State, Standing Rock part of fed transmission priority corridor -- Bismarck Tribune

• Company reports produced water spill in western North Dakota -- Dickinson Press

• Western Dakota Energy Association director Simon to retire -- Minot Daily News

• Feds approves 20-year ban on new mining in part of South Dakota's Black Hills -- Bismarck Tribune

• Only US oil play with gain in drilling activity in past week was Williston Basin -- Oklahoma Energy Today

• Year in Review: Infrastructure needs, local backlash define North Dakota energy -- Bismarck Tribune

• Nuclear waste, tax breaks for coal and oil top Wyoming Legislature's energy agenda -- WyoFile

• State regulators approved a roughly $13 million net increase for Otter Tail service rates -- KFYR - TV

• Wind turbine blades crucial to power generation; disposal poses challenge -- Bowman County Pioneer

• Judge denies Greenpeace request to investigate mailer critical of protests -- North Dakota Monitor

• Energy policy, inflation top of mind as Fedorchak prepares to become representative -- Dickinson Press

• North Dakota Senator Patten reflects on 2024, eyes property tax reform -- McKenzie County Farmer

• Minority Leader Zac Ista on ND Legislature: 'We're not the Hatfields and McCoys' -- Dickinson Press

• As lawmakers consider property tax relief, Doug Burgum urges income tax changes -- Dickinson Press

• Number of bills complicates, steepens learning curve for new legislators -- Bowman County Pioneer

• Expanded network of precipitation gauges collects data to refine flood forecasts -- Fargo Forum

• 2024 North Dakota SkySpy photos of the year, some great shots of weather phenomena -- KFYR-TV

• Ian Cramer, son of ND senator, sentenced to 28 years for his role in deputy's death -- Bismarck Tribune

• Ray area residents affected by wildfires working to rebuild nearly three months later -- The Journal

• Roth gives presentation to Mercer P&Z on risks and rewards of changing lignite industry -- Hazen Star

• The Medora Musical looks back on a year of accomplishments, 60-year performance history -- KX News

• Williston Economic Development experiences growth, change, and progress in 2024 -- News Release

• New Year's Eve ground-shaking world record oversized fireworks attempt in Mott certified -- KFYR - TV

• Dickinson Parks & Rec wins prestigious nat'l award, sets benchmark for excellence -- Dickinson Press

• Education expected to share limelight with property taxes in upcoming legislative session -- KFYR - TV

• North Dakota Dollars for Scholars accepting scholarship applications until April 1 -- Minot Daily News

• Food insecurity prompts North Dakota advocates to eye universal school meals -- Minot Daily News

• Minot entered new era in 2024 with opening of new high school and middle school -- Minot Daily News

• Ensure public education meeting needs for all students before offering vouchers -- Grand Forks Herald

• State-supported financial literacy tool available to teachers, students across ND -- Minot Daily News

• United States shale is growing old. That's a problem for Donald Trump's oil plans. -- Wall Street Journal

• ESG firms invested in coal industry they tried to reduce, while reaping big profits -- Just The News

• An open letter and congratulations to nominee, Secretary of Energy Chris Wright -- Oil Price

• Mining executives push Trump to tap 'critical mineral czar' to reduce reliance on China -- E&E News

• US LNG gas demand hits record high on last day of the year, signaling a strong 2025 ahead -- Reuters

• Surging demand drove US oil production to a record 13.46 million bpd in October, shows EIA -- Reuters

• Five ways Trump could dismantle Biden's climate agenda when he assumes office -- RealClearEnergy

• New African energy boom is underway with surge in fossil fuel and renewables development -- Oil Price

• Ukraine halts transit of Russian gas supplies to European customers after a prewar deal expired -- NPR

• U.S. LNG exports soar in December, lifting full-year growth by 4.5%; two new plants started -- Reuters

• Ukraine receives its first shipment of US LNG, arriving via a terminal in Greece. -- Kyiv Independent

• After grim year, Dallas Fed Energy Survey reveals oil and gas outlook is finally brightening -- Oil Price

• ONEOK finalizes sale of three natural gas pipeline systems to DT Midstream for $1.2 billion -- Yahoo

• US natural gas and heating oil prices started the year with a spike on polar vortex cold snap -- Oil Price

• New York Governor Hochul's fracking foolishness locks $1 TRILLION of energy underground -- NY Post

• Biden poised to announce offshore drilling ban to appease environmental extremists -- Daily Caller

• Bjorn Lomborg: Green electricity costs a bundle, wind and solar don't save money -- Wall Street Journal

• Scientists report a "striking global greening trend" the last 42 years, CO2 fertilization -- NoTricksZone

• Study: Global coal demand hit record high in 2024, China consumes more than rest of world -- Breitbart