Sunday, June 15, 2025

Geoff Simon's Quick Connects -- June 15, 2025

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After twenty-five years, E&Ps sustain Bakken oil's long plateau -- Hart Energy

No drinking water impact from 3 million gallon wastewater spill -- Bismarck Tribune

Rep. Fedorchak says utility regulations hurt North Dakota -- Wahpeton Daily News

CoreWeave signs 15-year mega-lease with Applied Digital data center -- The Register

Armstrong challenges new study ranking state among worst in the US in economic climate -- WZFG

Governor says state government growth needs to slow at WDEA-hosted oil event -- Bismarck Tribune

Need for special session of legislature unclear with legal research underway -- North Dakota Monitor

North Dakotans will see new income limits for state housing assistance programs -- Dickinson Press

Eastern North Dakota landowners, townships file challenge to power line project -- Bismarck Tribune

In sweeping tour, Fedorchak touts reforms, faces scrutiny on immigration, Medicaid -- Dickinson Press

Sen. Cramer cautiously optimistic about revitalizing U.S.-Canada relations -- McKenzie County Farmer

MHA Nation, Minot Air Force Base strengthen community ties with partnership event -- Minot Daily News

State's total measles cases up to 34 between Williams, Cass, Grand Forks Burke Counties -- KFYR - TV

Roise, Jantzer, Pitner, and Fuller qualify for ballot for special election for Minot mayor -- KFYR - TV

"Unapologetically conservative" Freedom League organization forms in North Dakota -- Dickinson Press

Northwest Area Water Supply project in Minot is facing a six-month delay in its completion -- KFYR - TV

Minot voters narrowly reject city park district's sales tax proposal by 25 of 1,933 voters -- KX News

Federal appeals court voids deal blocking bridge on historic Billings County ranch -- Dickinson Press

Bakken BBQ brings food, fun and fundraising back to Dickinson; set for June 13 -- Dickinson Press

Minot Job Corps shutting down; officials hope 'pause' doesn't mean finished -- North Dakota Monitor

Extreme drought still a major problem for parts of western North Dakota -- Bowman County Pioneer

Williston City Commission votes to name Steven Gutknecht the new Chief of Police -- KFYR - TV

Armstrong appoints Minot attorney to judgeship in North Central Judicial District -- North Dakota Monitor

Newcomers Gunlock, Sparks, and Wehrman on the ballot for Divide school board seats -- The Journal

Beulah Public Schools will host its board elections June 10; three vying for two open seats -- The Beacon

Superintendent Baesler's nomination as U.S. Assistant Secretary advances to full Senate -- The Beacon

Governor signs bill requiring state's schools to have Emergency Cardiac Response Plan -- KFYR - TV

Sloulin Elementary School is on track to be ready for occupancy in about a year -- Williston Herald

Reconnecting to grassroots: US Congresswoman Fedorchak visits Killdeer High School -- The Beacon

Minot Public Schools auctioning off seven portable classrooms units beginning June 9 -- KFYR - TV

Williston Basin School District's free meal program underway; breakfast, lunch served -- KFYR - TV

Three candidates being interviewed for Center-Stanton elementary principal -- The Center Republican

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney vows to fast-track country's major energy projects -- Oil Price

Department of Energy unveils AI supercomputer aimed at transforming energy sector -- E&E News

Energy Secretary Chris Wright acknowledges climate changing, doesn't believe it is a crisis -- NPR

Trump signs 5 executive orders he believes will usher in a US nuclear renaissance -- RealClearEnergy

Wildfires burning in Alberta have reduced Canada's daily crude production by about 7% -- Reuters

Energy industry not quite sure how to interpret Trump's nomination of Laura Swett to FERC -- E&E News

Trump to use emergency powers to boost US critical minerals production and processing -- Oil Price

Trump administration walks back Biden administration rule "smothering" Alaskan oil -- Daily Caller

China's coal power plant approvals rebound after first annual decline since 2021 last year -- Oil Price

New York's green mandates leaving state exposed to blackouts, grid operator warns -- Daily Caller

House panel probes climate change crackdown on businesses by Biden DOJ, EPA -- Washington Times

Global revolt: Over 1,000 "green energy" projects have been rejected worldwide -- Issues & Insights

Native Alaskans praise Trump's push to reverse Biden admin's sweeping drilling ban -- Free Beacon

The Inflation Reduction Act is a $2 trillion lie that's crushing America's energy and growth -- Townhall

China-linked non-profit caught bankrolling the push for New York's radical climate law -- Daily Caller

Study finds urbanization behind rising temps, torching media's climate claims -- Just The News

The Hurricane Hoax: Climatologists reveal what the IPCC doesn't want you to know -- Irrational Fear