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    Montana-Dakota Utilities to retire coal-fired units
    February 19, 2019 - 6:53pmbusiness/energy-and-mining
    MANDAN, N.D. — Montana-Dakota Utilities announced Tuesday, Feb. 19, it plans to retire Heskett Station near Mandan in 2021 and replace the...
    Nuclear commission overrules judge, upholds license for company to mine uranium in southwest South Dakota
    February 6, 2019 - 5:44pmbusiness/energy-and-mining
    RAPID CITY, S.D. — The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has decided to uphold a company’s license to mine for uranium near Edgemont, even...
    Public Service Commission approves Emmons-Logan wind farm
    February 6, 2019 - 5:28pmbusiness/energy-and-mining
    BISMARCK — The North Dakota Public Service Commission issued a siting permit on Wednesday, Feb. 6, for the Emmons-Logan Wind Energy Center,...
    TransCanada seeks water permits for Keystone XL construction in South Dakota
    January 30, 2019 - 4:32pmbusiness/energy-and-mining
    RAPID CITY, S.D. — South Dakota regulators are considering several water permit applications for the proposed construction of the Keystone...
    Leak causes brine spill in North Dakota's McKenzie County
    January 14, 2019 - 4:21pmbusiness/energy-and-mining
    CARTWRIGHT, N.D. - A leak caused about 660 barrels, or 27,720 gallons, of brine to spill on Friday, Jan. 11, at a well site in McKenzie County,...
    Central North Dakota wind farm permits denied
    January 8, 2019 - 3:27pmbusiness/energy-and-mining
    BISMARCK — The Burleigh County Commission voted 4-1 Monday, Jan. 7, to deny special use permits in Morton Township for the proposed Burleigh-Emmons...
    Ethanol update, 2019: Here’s a snapshot of an industry that’s proving vital to rural America
    January 3, 2019 - 6:44pmbusiness/energy-and-mining
    GRAND FORKS, N.D. – The remarkable thing about the ethanol industry is not how big it is today. It’s how fast it has grown. Think 500 percent...
    Questions over Lake Sakakawea mineral ownership return to 2019 session
    December 29, 2018 - 3:34pmgovernment-and-politics/business
    BISMARCK -- Royalty owners who supported legislation in 2017 related to oil and gas mineral ownership under Lake Sakakawea will likely have to...
    North Dakota natural gas flaring hits record high; improvement expected in 2019
    December 25, 2018 - 5:41pmbusiness/energy-and-mining
    BISMARCK — Natural gas flaring reached record volumes in North Dakota in 2018, enough in October to heat 4.25 million average U.S. homes. The...
    Fossil fuels boost region’s economy but drive up emissions
    December 18, 2018 - 12:38pmbusiness/energy-and-mining
    MANDAREE, N.D. — Lisa DeVille lives in the heart of the Bakken oil formation. DeVille is an enrolled member of the Mandan Hidatsa Arikara Nation...
    North Dakota Industrial Commission gives oil industry more flexibility on flaring
    November 20, 2018 - 6:43pmbusiness/energy-and-mining
    BISMARCK - The North Dakota Industrial Commission voted Tuesday, Nov. 20, to give the oil industry more flexibility to meet natural gas flaring...
    North Dakota royalty owners group still a go, organizers say state organization is ineffective
    October 29, 2018 - 9:43amenergy-and-mining
    WILLISTON, N.D. -- Plans to develop a royalty owners groups are proceeding, says the group’s organizer Bob Skarphol, though he is asking members...
    Large wind farm planned south of Bismarck
    October 10, 2018 - 5:03pmbusiness/energy-and-mining
    BISMARCK — A large wind farm is planned for south central North Dakota, according to documents filed with the state's Public Service Commission....
    The last mile: How agencies and companies are connecting workers with energy jobs
    September 30, 2018 - 3:39pmbusiness/energy-and-mining
    GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Time was, a student could graduate from high school on Sunday, then wake up on Monday to the promise of a good-paying...
    The Digital Oilfield: How digital technologies are changing the oil industry in ND and nationwide
    September 30, 2018 - 3:32pmbusiness/energy-and-mining
    GRAND FORKS, N.D. – A columnist from Pennsylvania has a message that people in the Dakotas and Minnesota should hear. It’s this: Today’s...
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