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Alison's quick connects:
• Confluence of technology brought US natural gas back from the dead -- Grand Forks Herald
• Bridging the gap: How EOR will strengthen North Dakota's economy -- EERC Solutions
• Hoeven outlines efforts to secure future of coal industry in North Dakota -- John Hoeven
• Oil industry faces uncertainty in what the Bakken's next era will look like -- Bismarck Tribune
• Senators Hoeven and Cramer vote in support of oil sanctioning of Russia and Iran -- Minot Daily News
• PSC hearing set to consider Basin Electric's plan to repower Prairie Winds south of Minot -- NewsDakota
• Public Service Commission sets three hearing dates for North Plains Connector project -- Bismarck Tribune
• Fertilizer from coal is a key part in North Dakota critical minerals processing plans -- North Dakota Monitor
• Lawmaker eyes data center transparency, temporary moratorium for special session -- North Dakota Monitor
• Will data centers increase electrical bills, water use and noise levels in North Dakota? -- InForum
• Opinion: A data center moratorium is the opposite of local control and property rights -- Williston Herald
• Feds cancel Tribal Energy Access Corridor that would have crossed southern North Dakota -- KFYR-TV
• Chord Energy reports crude, produced water spill at Thomas 4I central tank battery site in Epping -- KX News
• Proposed bill would require new transparency rules for North Dakota data center deals -- InForum
• North Dakota Public Service Commission approves Longspur Wind project in Morton County -- KX News
• Richardton's Red Trail Energy plant expansion aims to boost production in North Dakota -- KFYR-TV
• Salix, Iowa City Council cancels meeting after threats over data center moratorium -- Iowa Public Radio
• North Dakota Legacy Fund earnings projected to be 30% higher next biennium -- North Dakota Monitor
• Half of North Dakota now in drought, with blistering July heat taking a toll on crops -- North Dakota Monitor
• Governor Kelly Armstrong has declared a statewide fire emergency in North Dakota -- Bismarck Tribune
• ND State Water Commission targets regional drought concerns with emergency assistance -- WZFG
• North Dakota's Hay Hotline activated to help out ranchers dealing with summer drought -- Bismarck Tribune
• Senator Hoeven outlines efforts to advance priorities critical to North Dakota's economy -- John Hoeven
• North Dakota seeks thousands of volunteer poll workers ahead of November election -- InForum
• Bills deadline for North Dakota special session approaches as more testify on kratom ban -- Dickinson Press
• Change to property tax credit during last North Dakota special session up for debate -- Bismarck Tribune
• 'This year we're fine': Tioga schools plan for declining oil and flood control revenues -- Williston Herald
• Dickinson Public Schools board reviews high school construction update, ACT scores -- Dickinson Press
• Amy Grinsteinner named dean of Dickinson State University School of Education -- Dickinson Press
• Divide County High School names educator Kent Harding as first-ever dean of students -- The Journal
• Williston Basin School District projects $2M surplus with budget and 3% levy increase -- Williston Herald
• CSPS families and staff familiarize with Infinite Campus as school year approaches -- The Center Republican
• Benergy high school and homeschool course developed to encourage energy literacy -- RealClearEducation
• MCPSD1 prepares for 2,400 students, new tech, inaugural athletic programs -- McKenzie County Farmer
• Annual Battle of the Badges blood drive returns to Dickinson amid critical need -- Dickinson Press
• Eight annual Ranchorama Rodeo Days brings two nights of NDRA action to Medora -- Dickinson Press
• Annual Dakota Nights Astronomy Festival returns to Theodore Roosevelt National Park -- Dickinson Press
• National Night Out unites over 1,000 Watford City residents with first responders -- McKenzie County Farmer
• McKenzie and Dunn county officials have issued emergency burn restrictions -- McKenzie County Farmer
• North Dakota opens $2 million funding opportunity for rural medical vehicles -- Valley News Live
• Medora's Chateau de Mores celebrates its 85th anniversary as a State Historic Site -- Dickinson Press
• Firefighters from Beulah and Hazen battle sinkholes, grass fire that burned 90 acres of land -- The Beacon
• Grievances filed as Mercer County residents voice continuing zoning ordinance concerns -- The Beacon
• Judge orders Department of Defense to lift its blockade of wind energy projects -- North Dakota Monitor
• US Strategic Petroleum Reserve falls below 300 million barrels for first time since 1980s -- The Hill
• Hormuz tensions surge after Iran has reportedly hit another tanker off the coast of Oman -- Oil Price
• US energy services employment remains stable despite weakening in broader labor market -- World Oil
• Oil climbs 5% as Iran and US both demand compensation and reopening Hormuz hopes fade -- Reuters
• US military says it has fired on a ship in Gulf of Oman to enforce its blockade of Iranian ports -- KFYR-TV
• Federal appeals court rejects youth-led challenge of Trump energy production-boosting orders -- E&E News
• API estimates crude oil inventories in the United States surprisingly rose by 9.072M barrels -- Oil Price
• Iran says Hormuz will remain closed unless the US ends war and meets Tehran's conditions -- Oil Price
• US power use hit second straight annual record high in 2025; to rise further in 2026 and 2027 -- Reuters
• Producers in Middle East likely to struggle restoring oil output to pre-conflict levels by end of 2027 -- Reuters
• Interior Department raised $82.7M in an offshore oil and gas lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico -- E&E News
• Gasoline prices stick at $4 per gallon as war drags on, which is a high price this late in summer -- The Hill
• China's biggest coal-to-chemicals producer reported record profits thanks to high oil prices -- Oil Price
• Alaska LNG pipeline construction bill dies in legislature, prompting sharp reaction from governor -- Oil Price
• America's $4 billion wind retreat is a bet on natural gas remaining permanently cheap -- Oil Price
