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Alison Ritter -- Geoff Simon's quick connects:
• North Dakota officials give the go-ahead to Bakken-area pipelines -- Bismarck Tribune
• Two pipeline projects look to bring natural gas to eastern North Dakota -- KFYR - TV
• Minnesota Power announces plan for 200 MW wind farm in North Dakota -- Dickinson Press
• Energy officials from Pakistan will visit Minot as part of US State Dept. initiative -- KX News
• Basin Electric's $4B gas plant approved; set to be North Dakota's largest power source -- Bismarck Tribune
• North Dakota landowners want to bring eminent domain case to US Supreme Court -- North Dakota Monitor
• Sensor-based light requirement waived for part of south central North Dakota wind farm -- Bismarck Tribune
• Interior Department has signed off on the expansion of Montana's Rosebud coal mine -- E&E News
• April Keystone Pipeline spill may have been caused by same issue in Walsh County -- Dickinson Press
• Greenpeace says ND judge shouldn't meddle with international free speech case -- North Dakota Monitor
• New Summit CEO teases 'updates' to business plan in letter to landowners -- North Dakota Monitor
• ND regulators join complaint against grid operator for 'egregious' transmission planning -- Dickinson Press
• Australia's Midwest diplomat visits North Dakota to promote shared interests -- North Dakota Monitor
• North Dakota farmers, ag businesses brace for blowback from expected tariffs -- Dickinson Press
• US Senate approves North Dakota military construction projects, veteran health care -- Minot Daily News
• Four improvement projects coming to state parks to take place this fall across North Dakota -- KX News
• Minot City Council rejects proposal to put half cent of sales tax to public safety expenses -- KFYR - TV
• Historic Pipe Bar and Grill in Killdeer destroyed in weekend fire; no one injured -- KFYR - TV
• NDACo and Divide County officials discuss impacts from latest legislative session -- The Journal
• McKenzie County economy shows resilience and growth in July -- McKenzie County Farmer
• Williams County preliminary 2026 budget released; could be up $17M over last year -- KFYR - TV
• Rural North Dakota is getting a major boost for grocery access; Washburn benefits -- KFYR-TV
• NPS awards $1 million to Turtle Mountain Band for park project slated for 2029 completion -- Dickinson Press
• Ward County commissioners need to cut $745K from property tax levy to fall under cap -- Minot Daily News
• With election of a new mayor, Minot City Council will be looking to fill another vacancy -- Minot Daily News
• Stark County opens six community gathering locations ahead of severe weather threat -- Dickinson Press
• BCDC launches mural grants to boost beautification and creative placemaking -- Bowman County Pioneer
• ND Dept. of Public Instruction looking to establish rules, guidelines for charter schools -- KFYR - TV
• 'Chokecherry parents' recognized with tree planting at Rickard Elementary School -- Williston Herald
• Big Beautiful Bill impacts school lunches in North Dakota with SNAP funds being cut by $186B -- KFYR - TV
• Ray city commissioners take another step toward opening new day care facility -- The Journal
• Two days of professional development for Hazen teachers cut out after funding stalled -- Hazen Star
• Center-Stanton's new principal sees connections as mission for success -- The Center Republican
• North Dakota schools seeing a change in the cafeteria with healthier meals implemented -- KX News
• National Science Foundation awards over $8 million across ten North Dakota colleges -- Kevin Cramer
• China is choking supply of critical minerals to western defense manufacturers -- Wall Street Journal
• Surging temperatures drive electricity demand in Lower 48 to record peak in July, says EIA -- Reuters
• As OPEC+ ends supply hikes, next move will require 'delicate balancing,' analysts say -- World Oil
• EPA pushes back rollout of Biden administration's methane emission rule for oil and gas -- MSN
• China's Foreign Ministry pushes back at US demands to stop buying Russian and Iranian oil -- AP News
• BLM calls new oil and gas rules 'noncontroversial,' exempts from public comment -- Inside Climate News
• Artificial intelligence needs energy- but it doesn't have to cost the planet -- The Energy Pioneer
• All spin aside, the emerging artificial intelligence will rely on natural gas -- RealClearEnergy
• States scramble to complete renewable energy projects before tax credits expire -- South Dakota Searchlight
• EPA plans to terminate $7B in federal grants for solar power projects in low-income communities -- Oil Price
• Democrats who drove up electric rates with the Green New Deal now blaming Trump -- RealClearEnergy
• Media in an alarmist tizzy over EPA plan to repeal "science" that's not science -- Climate Change Dispatch
• EPA administrator Lee Zeldin schools CNN for false climate claims on endangerment finding -- NewsBusters
