Friday, September 4, 2026

Alison's Quick Connects -- Top Stories Past Week -- September 4, 2026

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Quick connects:

What Oklahoma opposed is approved in Montana and North Dakota -- OK Energy Today
Summit forfeits two storage permits in ND, continues fight over third -- North Dakota Monitor
Benefits of data centers take center stage at legislative meeting -- North Dakota Monitor
North Dakota rig count holds steady at 35 despite two units coming offline -- Bakken Wire
North Dakota lawmakers reexamine tax incentive used to attract data centers -- KFYR-TV
Legislative committee convenes to examine policy, community impacts of data center expansion -- WZFG
Judge erred in sentencing Canadian climate activist who shot up ND power station -- Dickinson Press
State could collect more oil tax money, Legacy Fund earnings than predicted -- Prairie Public Newsroom
Armstrong applauds legislation banning synthetic kratom, restricting sales -- Governor's News Release
Opinion: Applied Digital expects to be one of the largest taxpayers in North Dakota history -- Williston Herald
Production surges in June as drilling rig count experiences sharp summer spike -- McKenzie County Farmer
Effort to ban NDAs for data centers fails floor action; bill will not advance toward becoming law -- KFYR-TV
Pitching 940-acre data center, Prometheus Hyperscale asks Natrona County to approve plan -- WyoFile
Economic growth is stunted in Wyoming due to lack of electrons, industrial customers say -- WyoFile
Legislature rescues Military Gallery, seeks new safeguards for future projects -- North Dakota Monitor
Fargo state Rep. Jim Kasper to attend special session remotely due to stroke recovery -- Dickinson Press
Retired teacher to run for North Dakota House seat held by legislator who died in plane crash -- InForum
North Dakota AG says "burdensome" requests caused state to withdraw from Meta lawsuit -- KVRR
North Dakota Ethics Commission plans to ask for more staff, citing workload -- North Dakota Monitor
New North Dakota State Senator Jamie Selzler braces for first legislative special session -- WZFG
Legislature rejects adding childcare, data center moratorium for special session -- North Dakota Monitor
Tribes forced to re-argue successful challenge of discriminatory ND legislative map -- Native News Online
Trump approves Armstrong's request for presidential major disaster declaration for June storms -- KFYR-TV
Work begins to remove and relocate human remains discovered at Governor's Residence -- KFYR-TV
NDDOT to begin fall mowing operations along state highways in early to mid-September -- Bismarck Tribune
Cramer says renewed tension between the U.S. and Canada will be a short-term issue -- Dickinson Press
US Education Secretary visits Dickinson schools and Southwest Area CTE Academy -- Dickinson Press
School year puts pressure on aging buildings, impedes comfortable learning conditions -- Minot Daily News
Southwest Area CTE Academy director named NDACTE Administrator of the Year -- Dickinson Press
Williston State College sees growth in dual credit despite 5% fall enrollment decline -- Williston Herald
Grenora Public School staff start school year with connection with convocation festivities -- Williston Herald
Minot Public Schools invites community to attend a School Safety and Security Night -- Minot Daily News
NDDPI launching new effort in which superintendent, staff volunteer to substitute teach -- Minot Daily News
University of North Dakota medical simulation program expands to western ND -- Minot Daily News
Opinion: We don't need politicians micromanaging technology in the classroom -- Williston Herald
School districts struggle to sell bond measures; failed votes raise questions -- The Center Republican
Arnegard drops school purchase, moves toward city hall and community center -- McKenzie County Farmer
Rangeland impacted by produced water pipeline leak 13 miles northwest of Williston -- Bismarck Tribune
First step of corridor identification, development of passenger rail service almost complete -- Dickinson Press
MHA Nation transparency questions becoming an issue in 2026 tribal election -- McKenzie County Farmer
Bowman County Commission addresses HVAC and road improvement concerns -- Dickinson Press
North Dakota native shares knowledge as sustainability coordinator at presidential library -- KFYR-TV
Trenton Volunteer Fire Department gets room to grow with $5M fire station addition -- Williston Herald
Lightning strike sparks major fire at McKenzie County Saltwater Disposal site -- McKenzie County Farmer
Storms from Pacific Northwest continue to effect southwest North Dakota -- Bowman County Pioneer
Mercer County Ambulance Service receives $10K in donations through Coal County Ride -- The Beacon
Drought deepens across ND; McKenzie receives Federal Disaster Designation -- McKenzie County Farmer
Dickinson roundabouts near completion; Highway 22, Museum Drive set for repairs -- Dickinson Press
One of the hottest technologies to squeeze more oil from US shale fields is soap -- Los Angeles Times
What we know about Trump's deal giving US access to vast oil reserves in Venezuela -- KX News
Researchers expect 'biggest year yet' for state bills related to energy siting in 2027 -- North Dakota Monitor
Trump urges strong support for data centers ahead of midterm elections, "let Data Reign." -- ABC News
America doesn't have an artificial intelligence problem. It has a competitiveness problem. -- RealClearEnergy
Chevron expands Venezuela presence with $7 billion plan to double oil output in five years -- Reuters
Treasury Secretary says Gulf oil producers could bypass the Strait of Hormuz within two years -- Oil Price
Federal judge allows anti-trust lawsuit accusing US shale producers of price fixing to proceed -- Oil Price
Worldwide oil refining crunch will likely keep global fuel prices elevated into the next year -- Oil Price
Why America's growing electric demand from the AI boom needs a revival of nuclear power -- Daily Caller
Why cutting carbon dioxide emissions would have virtually no effect on global warming -- CO2 Coalition
Mainstream media's ghoulish race to turn Nepal's deadly floods into a "climate crisis" -- Legal Insurrection
It's a fair question: Who's really paying for the news media's biased climate reporting? -- RealClearEnergy