N.D. oil production drops 5.5 percent in December
WDAZWILLISTON, N.D. - Extreme winter weather in December prompted North Dakota oil production to decline 5.5 percent to 923,227 barrels per day, according to preliminary figures released Friday by the...
View ArticleHoeven, senators introduce bill to reduce natural gas flaring
WDAZWASHINGTON - Today, Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) introduced the Natural Gas Gathering Enhancement Act. The legislation expedites the permitting of...
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Unchecked irigation threatens groundwater
WDAZCrop irrigation has boomed in Minnesota in the past few years, increasing land values and raising yields for corn, soybeans and other crops. But hundreds of Minnesota farmers appear to...
View ArticleDecision on power line through N.D. battlefield study area delayed
WDAZBISMARCK -- State utility regulators on Wednesday delayed action on a controversial plan to run about 200 miles of high-voltage power lines across part of western North Dakota - including...
View ArticleN.D. regulators OK design of MDU rate increase in split vote
WDAZBISARCK -- The North Dakota Public Service Commission approved the design of a natural gas rate increase for Montana-Dakota Utilities on Wednesday in a 2-1 vote that had PSC Chairman...
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American Indian environmentalists battle Sandpiper pipeline, propose route...
WDAZST. PAUL -- An American Indian environmental group led by nationally known Winona LaDuke is fighting a northern Minnesota oil pipeline.Honor the Earth officials say the Sandpiper pipeline is...
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ND panel takes input on measures to reduce natural gas flaring
WDAZBISMARCK -- As a doctor who majored in chemistry, Lyle Best said he can't help but wonder about the potential health effects of the plumes of flame and large clouds...
View ArticleNearly 50 N.D. townships awarded $5 million in energy impact grants
WDAZBISMARCK -- Nearly 50 townships in North Dakota will receive a total of $5 million in grants to fix damaged roads and address other impacts of oil and gas activity....
View ArticlePetraeus visits N.D.'s 'energy revolution'
WDAZWILLISTON -- Retired four-star general and former CIA Director David Petraeus toured the Oil Patch on Tuesday and met with local officials at a private event in Williston.Petraeus, hosted...
View ArticleMontana man dies on well site, apparently from hydrogen sulfide
WDAZWILLISTON -- A 20-year-old man died this week at a well site 5 miles south of Williston.Zachary Buckles of Glasgow, Mont., was found unresponsive at the site and died...
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