WASHINGTON, DC – Senator John Hoeven (R – ND) organized what was described in a press release as a “colluqy” of his fellow Senators today to push legislation clearing the way for the controversial Keystone XL pipeline. That project of Canadian company TransCanada, an expansion of the existing Keystone pipeline system, has been held up [...]
WASHINGTON, DC – Saying he aims to stop overbearing federal regulations that brings uncertainty to the nation’s economy, Rep. Rick Berg introduced what he calls the REGS Agenda on the floor of the House today. “The number one thing we can do to get our economy back on track and give our small businesses certainty [...]
WASHINGTON, DC – Comments from North Dakota’s director of the Oil and Gas division of the Department of Mineral Resources caused a stir in the oil industry. Lynn Helms was quoted in media reports as saying that the EPA could institute a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing, a technique key to oil production in the state’s [...]
WASHINGTON, DC – Earlier this year the EPA announced its intention to take over state-management of haze regulation in North Dakota. Thsi has met with resistance from state officials, including Governor Jack Dalrymple and members of the state’s Public Service Commission, and now there’s opposition coming from the federal level as well. Congressman Rick Berg [...]
FORT TOTTEN, ND – Speaking at the tribal headquarters of the Spirit Lake Sioux Nation, attorney Reed Soderstrom announced a lawsuit against the NCAA alleging copyright infringement and civil rights violations. The Sioux tribe supports the University of North Dakota’s “Fighting Sioux” nickname and logo, but the NCAA has deemed them to be “hostile and [...]
TIOGA, ND – “We are strongly advocating for more highway patrol enforcement in western in North Dakota,” said North Dakota Petroleum Council President Ron Ness referring to the industry’s program promoting road safety in the state’s oil patch. “At the end of the day you have to have law enforcement out there. You have to [...]
OMAHA, NE – A meeting between the governors of Missouri River states became tense when two of the governors had a disagreement according to one observer who said the portrayal of the meeting at a press conference afterward didn’t match what he heard. Phil Drake, a reporter for Montana Watch Dog, was allowed to sit [...]
BISMARCK, ND – “I’m never very optimistic that the EPA will change its mind based on common sense and the law,” said Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem today during an interview on the Scott Hennen Show. “They have shown that they’re unresponsive to federal law.” “They need to be reined in and they need to follow [...]
BISMARCK, ND – Senator John Hoeven (R-ND) answered his critics today, rebutting the Wall Street Journal‘s assertion that his Senate vote in favor of imposing tariffs on China for manipulating its currency was a “protectionist move” against free trade. “I voted for it, because I think we need to make China play fair,” Hoeven explained. [...]
BISMARCK, ND – All three of North Dakota’s representatives to Washington DC joined their voices to a long list of public servants, energy industry officials and scientists – including Governor Dalrymple, Attorney General Stenehjem, and Public Service Commissioner Cramer – opposing the Environmental Protection Agency’s plan to override significant parts of the state’s regulatory plans [...]