Friday, October 24, 2025

Alison Ritter's Quick Connects -- October 24, 2025

Locator: 49507B. 

Quick connects:

Groundwork underway on Basin's multi-billion dollar power plant near Ray -- KFYR - TV
Carbon pipeline battle: Could states lose granting authority with future bill? -- KFYR - TV
North Dakota wants to block Minnesota power lines in fight over clean energy -- Star Tribune
Jet fuel company's leader calls SD 'a difficult place to do business' -- North Dakota Monitor
North Dakota officials see a short window to develop new methods of oil recovery -- Bismarck Tribune
Wind power offers glimpse of what economic growth could look like in small-town North Dakota -- KFYR-TV
Gevo officials update Richardton community on their sustainable jet fuel plant project -- Dickinson Press
ND negotiated better terms with Summit. Some landowners didn't get that chance. -- North Dakota Monitor
Secretary Burgum rejects idea of compromise on wind energy or permitting reform -- Washington Examiner
FERC lifts ban on gas infrastructure construction during project appeals -- Engineering News-Record
Morton County zoning board recommends denying west-central North Dakota wind farm -- Bismarck Tribune
Reversal of ND land management plan reopens millions of acres to energy development -- InForum
2,000 federal acres in North Dakota leased for oil and gas development -- Taxpayers for Common Sense
North Dakota named in National Geographic's Top 25 places worldwide to visit in 2026 -- Dickinson Press
Trump approves Armstrong's request for major disaster declaration for August storm -- Office of the Governor
Amtrak announces completion of $30M-plus in upgrades at 5 North Dakota stations -- Minot Daily News
NDDOT urges all hay bales must be removed from state highways by the end of the month -- KX News
Gov. wants 'reset' from Ethics Commission as committee deadlocks on candidates -- North Dakota Monitor
North Dakota highway safety initiative Wrong-Way Detection Project vies for top national award -- KX News
State won't promise to spend 5% of federal health funds on tribal communities -- North Dakota Monitor
Minot's Full STEAM Ahead to use community foundation grant toward new home -- Minot Daily News
Chevron equips Great Plains Food Bank distribution center with $150,000 investment -- Minot Daily News
Williston Water World project receives state award for improving quality of life in the region -- KFYR - TV
ND Commerce Department awards Watford City $400,000 in grant funding for urban park -- KFYR - TV
Childcare center in White Shield moves into larger location with hopes to add playground -- KFYR-TV
State Auditor's Office clarifies audit language changes after questions from Stark County -- Dickinson Press
Williston Area Chamber of Commerce announces next Candidate Readiness Forum -- Williston Herald
Incoming state school superintendent speaks on education policies during press conference -- KFYR-TV
Wilton native and superintendent Andrew Jordan named North Dakota superintendent of year -- KX News
Dickinson State's teacher education program one of 22 honored nationwide, only in ND -- Dickinson Press
North Dakota students rank among the leaders in national math assessment testing -- Dickinson Press
North Dakotans for Public Schools project aims to counteract 'attack' on education -- Dickinson Press
Killdeer's April Dutchuk earns North Dakota School Board Association service award -- The Beacon
Center-Stanton students learn about mining, land reclamation during BNI Coal tour -- The Center Republican
Divide County school board members hope instructional coaches can help boost test scores -- The Journal
$23.5M addition at Tioga High School expected to be ready for use by end of the year -- Williston Herald
Superintendent's Student Cabinet members from across North Dakota gather at state capitol -- KX News
Ray school board revisits next steps on two potential upcoming construction projects -- The Journal
Williston Basin district will re-purpose ASB building as pre-K center set to open fall 2026 -- Williston Herald
US blocks global fee on shipping emissions as int'l meeting ends without new regulations -- The Hill
EU energy ministers agree to gradually phase out Russian gas imports by January 1, 2028 -- Reuters
Republican lawmakers move to declare 'Coal Week' as fossil-fuel agenda goes into overdrive -- Oil Price
Trump's victory teaches Democrats climate change is out; energy affordability is in now in 2025 -- Politico
North America's LNG exporters announce plans to more than double liquefaction capacity by 2029 -- EIA
China overtakes US as Canada's top oil buyer, claims 70% of British Columbia crude shipments -- Oil Price
DOE is looking to buy 1M barrels of crude oil for delivery to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve -- Reuters
API opposes year-round E15 sales, citing shifting, unstable environment for refiners -- The Center Square
US sanctions Russian oil companies, accuses lack of commitment toward ending war in Ukraine -- Reuters
Burgum declares offshore wind to be intermittent, highly expensive, and 'bad for everybody' -- E&E News
Trump administration moves to reopen Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling -- Oil Price
Secretary Burgum orders crackdown on wind turbines killing bald and golden eagles -- Master Resource
Climate grift unravels: DOE Boss Chris Wright saves billions canceling wasteful projects -- Irrational Fear
Democrats dial back climate alarmism, pivot to soaring electricity bills their policies caused -- Daily Caller
America's energy policy shift gives developing nations the freedom to harness fossil fuels -- CO2 Coalition
David Blackmon: Lead attorney admits real goal of climate lawfare is a backdoor carbon tax -- Daily Caller
Big Coal's comeback: Global use hit record high in 2024, China added 500 Twh last year -- Climate Depot