Friday, August 29, 2025

Allison Ritter's Quick Connects -- August 29, 2025

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North Dakota oil and gas production up about 3.5% in June -- Bismarck Tribune
Fedorchak talks data centers as more facilities planned for North Dakota -- KFYR - TV
Williams County commissioners to financially support new power plant -- KFYR - TV
Settlement talks continue over civil case involving Atlas Power Data Center -- KFYR - TV
Data center proposed for Harwood prompts anger, questions from community -- North Dakota Monitor
Clean energy careers among fastest growing; union-scale jobs look for place -- Minot Daily News
ND Supreme Court allows landowner challenge to CO2 storage law to proceed -- North Dakota Monitor
EPA grants Wyoming state primacy over coal ash management, storage and disposal -- WyoFile
District 42 Republicans ready for 21-day window to select state House replacement -- Grand Forks Herald
A fragmented party: Why was a rural North Dakota district leaderless for 4 months? -- Bismarck Tribune
Canadian tourism down in North Dakota, with poll linking downturn to tariffs, rhetoric -- North Dakota Monitor
North Dakota DOGE task force's second session highlights ongoing challenges -- Bismarck Tribune
Ray commissioners approve agreement with day care provider after lengthy discussion -- The Journal
Annual Faces of Coal Golf Tournament celebrates the present and invests in the future -- Hazen Star
Minot City Council members weighing multiple proposals ahead of 2026 budget deadline -- KFYR - TV
Large influx of federal money expected to help stabilize rural health care in North Dakota -- KFYR - TV
Sixteen citizens filed letters of intent to be considered for Minot's vacant City Council seat -- KFYR - TV
Behind the scenes work underway to establish public charter schools in North Dakota -- Dickinson Press
Killdeer High School's agricultural education program wins state innovation award -- Dickinson Press
Dickinson State says nursing program re-launch will happen ahead of schedule -- Dickinson Press
Williston State looks to add more four year programs in business and addiction studies -- KFYR - TV
Port: North Dakota needs to promote from within; selection of Sanford 'breath of fresh air' -- InForum
School enrollment hold strong; Divide County down 2 while Ray has ninth straight increase -- The Journal
North Dakota school boards to give new public comment law now in effect a test -- KNOX Radio
North Dakota lawmakers, university reps reevaluating higher education funding structure -- Dickinson Press
As nationwide teacher shortage deepens, rural ND school relies on international recruits -- KFYR - TV
New Beulah school board member Reich driven by love of kids, school-oriented community -- The Beacon
Dakota College at Bottineau awarded $1.4M to address healthcare workforce needs -- Minot Daily News
Danielle Benz hired as Center-Stanton elementary counselor and interventionist -- The Center Republican
Dunn County Sheriff Deputy Jesse Hellinger is the new SRO at Killdeer High School -- The Beacon
China releases interim measures tightening controls on mining, processing of rare earths -- Minot Daily News
DOE Boss Chris Wright: Let's have a real climate debate and discussion -- The Empowerment Alliance
Interior Department unveils offshore leasing schedule for Alaska and the Gulf Coast -- Energy in Depth
23 AGs, including Drew Wrigley of ND, call on EPA to defund radical climate science institute -- The Blaze
Trump to launch investigation into how imports of wind turbine components affect nat'l security -- E&E News
US natural gas consumption on track to set new record in 2025 says EIA short term outlook -- Oil Price
Saskatchewan defends its coal plant extension as environmental groups mount legal fight -- Sask Today
Timeline of Trump administration's moves to dismantle US wind and solar energy industries -- Reuters
China is burning coal at record high levels in 2025, added 21 gigawatts since January -- DW Media
China accelerates coal plant commissioning to 9-year high despite record solar, wind additions -- Oil Price
Coal plants step up when renewables falter during record-breaking demand -- The Washington Times
American fossil fuels key to energy freedom, reduce dependence on adversaries -- Washington Examiner
Exxon projects global natural gas demand will rise more than 20% by 2050 from 2024 levels -- Oil Price
Rescinding the endangerment finding was overdue. But will there be justice? -- Empowerment Alliance
When Washington gets out of the way, we all win, energy workers deliver results -- RealClearEnergy
Department of Interior's new policies will lower energy costs for Americans -- One America News Network
Trump withdraws $716M Biden loan to New Jersey project, latest blow to wind industry -- Free Beacon
Trump unsettles supposedly settled climate science, DOE report debunks alarmist claims -- Townhall