Saturday, May 30, 2026

Alison's Quick Connects -- May 30, 2026

Locator: 50875B.

Quick connects:


ND marks record number of active oil wells in wake of war with Iran -- Dickinson Press
North Dakota's oil and natural gas production increased in March -- Minot Daily News
Port: On data centers, follow Armstrong's approach, not Burgum's -- Williston Herald
Letter: North Dakota oil and gas industry needs continued support -- Bismarck Tribune
Federal regulators host public comment session on Bakken East Pipeline in Bismarck -- Bismarck Tribune
North Dakota needs 'hundreds of billions of tons' of carbon for enhanced oil recovery -- Williston Herald
Senator Cramer brings US Under Secretary of War for Acquisition, Sustainment to North Dakota -- WZFG
PSC Commissioner Sheri Haugen-Hoffart discusses energy and landowner issues -- Dickinson Press
Infamous Highway 1806 bridge, damaged during the DAPL protest, being replaced -- Bismarck Tribune
Standing Rock anniversary event to include music, speakers, celebrity visitors -- North Dakota Monitor
Report finds ND keeps data center tax breaks hidden; researchers call for transparency -- Minot Daily News
MISO pushes back on utility complaint over delays in competitive transmission bidding -- Utility Dive
Governor Armstrong urges local input and transparency as interest in data center grows -- KFYR-TV
Democratic-NPL Party chair to fill term for North Dakota lawmaker Rep. Liz Conmy -- North Dakota Monitor
Issue spotlight: state's US House candidates weigh in on elections, mail-in voting -- North Dakota Monitor
The Bright Side: North Dakota state parks launching largest expansion in fifty years -- Bismarck Tribune
North Dakota voters to decide single-subject rule for constitutional amendments in June -- Bismarck Tribune
North Dakota Secretary of State Michael Howe outlines election security ahead of June primary -- KFYR-TV
EPA awards North Dakota nearly $10 million to make sure communities have safe drinking water -- KX News
Federal appeals court asked to weigh in on lawsuit over North Dakota political ad law -- North Dakota Monitor
Lawmakers, candidates trade barbs with Gov. Armstrong over campaign donations -- North Dakota Monitor
Demand outpaces funding for North Dakota soil health and habitat program in its first year -- KFYR-TV
Popular North Dakota conservation program could attract federal funding, support -- North Dakota Monitor
Record level heat blankets central North Dakota; drought creeping into the west -- Bismarck Tribune
About a dozen North Dakota communities propose sales tax increases this June -- North Dakota Monitor
Billings County school bus rear-ended by DUI driver on Highway 85, NDHP says -- Dickinson Press
Jessica Gillies announced as new Assistant Chief of Operations for Williston Fire Dept -- Williston Herald
Williston protesters demand more transparency, regulation surrounding data centers -- Williston Herald
McKenzie County moves forward on $500K EPA Brownfields Assessment Grant -- McKenzie County Farmer
Overweight trucks taking toll on county roads; commissioners ask sheriff for more patrolling -- The Journal
City of Beulah holding off making changes to restaurant and lodging sales tax ordinance -- The Beacon
Fire departments from North Dakota and Montana fighting grass fire 40 miles south of Wibaux -- KFYR-TV
North Dakota legislators and state leaders launching survey on technology use in classrooms -- KX News
MHA Nation joins over 70 North Dakota organizations in support of Together for School Meals -- KFYR-TV
On day 1, NDSU's new president Marshall Stewart says he's invigorated to 'do more' -- Dickinson Press
McKenzie County district dismisses for summer; superintendent reflects on year -- McKenzie County Farmer
WCHS educator receives statewide excellence in social studies teaching award -- McKenzie County Farmer
NDDPI has selected Crosby native Tessa Rindel as Divide County Teacher of the Year -- The Journal
Divide County School District is holding its annual school board election June 2 -- The Journal
Ray Public School looking to fill several open positions before beginning of next school year -- The Journal
Schools' end brings call to prioritize recruitment, retention amid teacher shortages -- Minot Daily News
Three terms are up on Beulah Public Schools' Board of Education for June 9 primary -- The Beacon
Global warming is 'nowhere close to the world's top 5 or 10 problems,' Wright says -- North Dakota Monitor
Hassett: Energy prices will drop 'like nothing you've ever seen before' when strait is reopened -- The Hill
New US strikes in southern Iran further clouding the market view of how the crisis will unfold -- Oil Price
US natural gas prices surge on lower domestic output and higher demand outlook -- Oil Price
Americans' frustration with artificial intelligence is hardening into organized political opposition -- Quartz
With oil becoming more expensive worldwide, old-fashioned coal is looking better to more nations -- WOAI
Don't be fooled by Hormuz crisis?reality points to global oil demand sticking around -- City Journal
Four western state governors, DOE alums launch coalition to promote geothermal energy -- E&E News
Trump's war threatens to push gas prices past the record high under former President Biden -- E&E News
Crude oil inventories in the United States fell by 2.8 million barrels in the week ending May 22 -- Oil Price
EPA moves to create a speedy, agency-run permitting program for coal ash disposal -- E&E News
Greenpeace's long war with pipeline titan Energy Transfer enters strange new phase -- The New York Times
President Trump wants to help U.S. energy companies "gain access" in Central Asia -- The Hill
Global energy investment set to jump to $3.4 trillion this year, International Energy Agency says -- Oil Price
Climate change apocalypticism was always a fashion, it was never actually a cause -- National Review
Northeast governors preach energy affordability as carbon taxes raise your bill -- Manhattan Contrarian
Op-ed: Data vs. drama, the 20-year legacy of Al Gore's fabricated climate warnings -- Bjorn Lomborg
The coal conversation: Why coal remains essential to America's growing energy surge -- RealClearEnergy
It was never about climate, "protesters" ignore China pollution, target America instead -- American Thinker
US, Iranian negotiators reach tentative deal to extend ceasefire; start new nuclear talks -- Associated Press