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Quick connects:
• Judge slashes jury damages in Greenpeace case to $345 million -- North Dakota Monitor
• NIMBY and BANANA: The contagions that will end North Dakota's prosperity -- InForum
• Senator Cramer urges urgency, local power to fuel North Dakota's AI revolution -- WDAY
• North Dakota and Minnesota at odds over energy grid update, clean energy goals -- MPR
• Withdrawal of federal solar funding stalls North Dakota's clean energy momentum -- Dickinson Press
• Facility fire occurs at injection well site in Watford City area; brine and skim oil released -- Minot Daily News
• North Dakota taking proactive steps to protect energy infrastructure from cyber attacks -- Minot Daily News
• Morton County delays wind farm decision after landowners rally in support of project -- Bismarck Tribune
• Project aims to build ND battery supply chain, strengthen role in critical minerals -- McKenzie County Farmer
• North Dakota provides $1.5 million to address food insecurity across the state -- North Dakota Monitor
• As state's birth rates decline, experts say work is needed to prepare for future impacts -- Dickinson Press
• Ag commissioner lukewarm on Bank of North Dakota's foray into stablecoin -- North Dakota Monitor
• Small North Dakota county governments set for strains with federal policy changes -- Bismarck Tribune
• Bank of North Dakota planning debt refinancing program to help ag producers survive -- Bismarck Tribune
• North Dakota Dept. of Transportation one of twelve finalists for national transportation award -- InForum
• North Dakota CIO announces Legacy Fund topping $13 billion as of June 30 -- McKenzie County Farmer
• Federal workers receive nearly $1M in emergency loans through North Dakota banks -- Dickinson Press
• Gov. Armstrong tours Spirit Lake, promises emergency plan as SNAP benefits face halt -- Dickinson Press
• Water resource board discusses future plans with statewide water organizations -- Hazen Star
• $2.5 million in state grants available for rural economic development and quality-of-life projects -- KFYR-TV
• Medora plans for the state's biggest bash in years with crowds up to 40,000 anticipated -- Dickinson Press
• Standing Rock Sioux Tribe declares state of emergency over ongoing government shutdown -- KX News
• Grieving families in Williston targeted by scam artists, claim to represent funeral home -- Newsbreak
• Expansion efforts are moving forward at Mountrail County Health Center and nursing home -- KFYR-TV
• Minot Intermodal Facility reaches 1,000 train milestone, expanding global reach, many local jobs -- KX News
• $100K winning Powerball ticket in this week's draw was sold at a Williston gas station -- Williston Herald
• Finish line nears for Highway 83 culvert project in Minot; completion expected by Thanksgiving -- KFYR - TV
• Applicants sought for vacancy on North Dakota State Board of Higher Education -- North Dakota Monitor
• A new book aims to promote literacy skills for pre-K children across North Dakota -- Grand Forks Herald
• North Dakota Petroleum Foundation and Tribune launching Teen of the Week series -- Bismarck Tribune
• North Dakota weighs allowing reduced credit bachelor's degrees at state colleges -- North Dakota Monitor
• How often do statewide officials not live in Bismarck? Bachmeier to stay in West Fargo -- Fargo Forum
• North Dakota kids to be part of $15M Duke University AI mental health research project -- Bismarck Tribune
• University of Mary dean Dr. Pilling highlights up-and-coming Hamm School of Engineering -- WZFG
• Dickinson High Band hosts inaugural 'Dickinson's Got Talent' fundraiser; raises $2,000 -- Dickinson Press
• With $526,500 budget, Beulah school board to begin planning summer building projects -- The Beacon
• Some MAFB students will need alternate transportation due to federal government shutdown -- KFYR - TV
• Teachers at Williston's schools preparing to move around as Sloulin Elementary opens next year -- KFYR-TV
• Free or reduced-price meals in North Dakota schools will remain unaffected by federal shutdown -- KX News
• DPI finance officer outlines how North Dakota funds K-12; $2.3 billion flows through formula -- Citizen Portal
• Trump administration issues proposal aimed at helping get AI data centers on the grid faster -- The Hill
• Coal use hit a record high around the world last year despite efforts to switch to clean energy -- The Guardian
• Electricity demand and rising cost of natural gas is driving US power companies' appetite for coal -- Politico
• Oilfield services giants pivot to booming AI infrastructure work as drilling demand decreases -- Reuters
• Bill Gates makes major climate change reversal after years of doomerism, "people will thrive" -- NY Post
• US and Japan have struck a deal to secure the supply of rare earths and critical minerals -- Mining.com
• Oil executives predict 2026 price 'low point' as Permian Basin ramps up production capacity -- Fox Business
• API estimates large 4 million barrel dip in US crude oil inventories despite glut narrative -- Oil Price
• Energy secretary Wright says US is ready to sell more oil and gas to China, Bloomberg reports -- Reuters
• You cannot run a modern state on promises and press releases. You need reliable coal. -- RealClearEnergy
• US nuclear generation projected to rise by 27% between 2035 and 2060, shows new analysis -- Oil Price
• California's oil and gas policies: A 'clear and present threat to national security' -- California Globe
• As coal fired-power plants are being retired, is there a future for the communities? -- Deseret News
• EPA to furlough 89% of workforce if shutdown drags into November, Lee Zeldin says -- New York Post
• As COP30 looms, Donald Trump challenges the unhinged 'climate crisis' narrative -- Issues & Insights
• China files comments urging the EPA to keep anti-coal Biden-era power plant rules -- Daily Caller
• ExxonMobil files suit against California over forced speech, climate disclosure laws -- Fox Business News
• Steve Milloy: Trump moves to break America's rare earth dependence on communist China -- Daily Caller
