Friday, September 5, 2025

Alison Ritter -- Quick Connects -- September 5, 2025

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Controversial data center moves forward in eastern North Dakota -- North Dakota Monitor
North Dakota data center buildout could prompt new power plants -- Bismarck Tribune
Continental Resources lands two mile lateral in deeper Williston Basin -- Hart Energy
State's Public Service Commission awarded over $300K for pipeline safety -- Kevin Cramer
ND PSC holding public comment period for Basin Electric Power Co-op until October 3 -- The Beacon
Hunt Oil notifies NDDEQ of 15,540 gallon crude oil spill 13 miles southeast of Stanley -- KX News
US Supreme Court formally asked to review North Dakota redistricting dispute -- Bismarck Tribune
Disaster declared for August severe storms that damaged utility infrastructure -- Office of the Governor
North Dakota tribal nations become a model for promoting Native tourism -- North Dakota Monitor
Gov. Armstrong asks Trump administration for help recovering from August storms -- North Dakota Monitor
NDDOT to begin mowing operations along state highways in early to mid September -- NDDOT
Former state lawmaker selected to fill vacancy in southeastern North Dakota -- North Dakota Monitor
McKenzie County Commissioners clarify budget, address community concerns -- McKenzie County Farmer
Twelve hot air balloon pilots to return to Medora from across US for 23rd annual rally -- Dickinson Press
Dickinson weighs proposed one percent sales tax increase for public safety funding -- Dickinson Press
Minot City Council rejects proposal to make wayfinding upgrades, scales back spending -- Minot Daily News
Minot City Council swears in retired contractor Mike Hayes as newest member -- Minot Daily News
Oil and gas quietly support nearly every aspect of our educational system -- Santa Fe New Mexican
North Dakota State superintendent encourages students to apply for US Senate Youth Program -- KX News
New lead teacher apprenticeship program to offer students more personalized help in classroom -- KX News
Public schools and teachers play an essential role in sustaining our communities -- North Dakota Monitor
Longtime Valley City lawmaker dies at 75, remembered for support of higher education -- Bismarck Tribune
Energy secretary says rising electricity prices are what he worries most as US faces high bills -- The Hill
California energy regulators halt efforts to penalize oil companies for high profits until 2030 -- PBS
Trump administration announces plans for coal lease sales in Alabama, Montana and Utah -- Reuters
Oil and gas group IPAA picks natural gas advocacy leader Edith Naegele as its new president -- E&E News
USDA to no longer use taxpayer funding for solar panels on productive farms -- The Empowerment Alliance
EIA report shows 10 Permian counties account for 93% of US oil production growth since 2020 -- World Oil
Interior Secretary Burgum tells 'Pod Force One' Biden punished Alaska 'more than Iran' -- New York Post
ConocoPhillips says it will lay off up to 25% of its workforce, impacting thousands of jobs -- AP News
Crude production in Alberta, Canada's main oil-producing province, hit a record high in July -- Oil Price
DC Appeals Court: EPA's Zeldin can stop $16B in "gold bars" earmarked for green groups -- Breitbart
U.S. House committee probes major science group over potential partisan climate review -- Daily Caller
DOE climate report triggers "settled science" tantrum from climate alarmist critics -- Irina Slav on Energy
Despite record-breaking U.S. corn crop yields, biased AP reporting cries climate crisis -- Climate Realism
Steve Milloy: Rescinding endangerment finding may be tougher than Trump admin thought -- Daily Caller