Locator: 49279B.
The headlines --
• North Dakota reaches all-time high of 19,500 operational oil wells in July -- WZFG
• What are the micro data centers are coming to North Dakota's oil patch? -- Bismarck Tribune
• US DOT awards $260K to two North Dakota agencies for pipeline safety -- Kevin Cramer
• Officials give update on Chord Energy's recent 48,000 acre Bakken acquisition -- KFYR - TV
• State utility regulators set hearing for Xcel Energy's nearly 20% rate increase proposal -- Dickinson Press
• Federal shutdown begins as Governor Armstrong promises state agency guidance soon -- Bismarck Tribune
• Armstrong presents 2025 Governor's Awards for Excellence in Public Service -- Office of the Governor
• Armstrong and Strinden discuss shared priorities with MHA Nation leaders -- Office of the Governor
• Seven finalists selected for three North Dakota Ethics Commission vacancies -- North Dakota Monitor
• North Dakotans can now transfer their mobile driver's license or State ID to their phone -- KFYR - TV
• Inaugural North Dakota workforce summit focuses on collaboration, communication -- Bismarck Tribune
• Wildfire caused by downed power lines burns 100 acres in northern McKenzie County -- Williston Herald
• Ward County taxpayers could see decrease in property tax levy under 2026 budget -- Minot Daily News
• Badlands Art Association invites public to participate in 54th annual Badlands Art Show -- Dickinson Press
• McKenzie County cuts budget after approving 7% pay raises for government employees -- KFYR - TV
• Policy change allows UND, NDSU to offer dual-credit classes for high schoolers -- North Dakota Monitor
• Lindsey Grocery in Crosby is excited after receipt of $150K grant award for rural stores -- The Journal
• North Dakota Council on the Arts awards $60,000 to expand art education around the state -- KFYR - TV
• North Dakota Community Foundation to award more than $817K in over 400 scholarships -- Williston Herald
• North Dakota Teacher of the Year wants to use platform to advocate for educators -- North Dakota Monitor
• Local fifth graders explore drone flying, goat milking and even phlebotomy at career fair -- Dickinson Press
• Supreme Court urged to intervene in Boulder climate case amid nationwide dismissals -- Energy In Depth
• Trump administration eyes looser restrictions on pollution and public lands to boost coal -- The Hill
• Trump admin nixes $36B in transportation and green energy projects in NYC, blue states -- Just The News
• BLM quarterly lease sales across Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi and Utah net $22.8 million -- E&E News
• Climate crusaders are trying new tactics but running out of options in the US -- The Empowerment Alliance
• Russia expects to sell natural gas to China at much lower prices than to Europe and Turkey -- Oil Price
• Democrats toy with 'all of the above' on energy while Republicans embrace fossil fuels -- E&E News
• Big Tech's AI ambitions are straining the US power grid. Natural gas might be its answer. -- Yahoo Finance
• Trump will keep oil and gas permitting moving unhindered, despite government shutdown -- Oil Price
• Proposed AI demand in Wyoming may soon use more electricity than state's human residents -- Ars Technica
• U.S. Department of Energy cancels $7.6B in funding for previously approved energy projects -- Oil Price
• At climate week in New York City, world leaders reverse their course on natural gas -- EID Climate
• Funding for green groups soared after the 2009 EPA endangerment finding, nonprofit finds -- Just The News
