
Green Crowned The Earth’s Champion
jasonspiess | Energy Media Group FacebookShare to TwitterTwitterShare to LinkedIn Mary Schimke | Energy Media Group RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Johnny Green is the new champion for the planet Earth. Over Memorial Day weekend, Green won a 16-person tournament held just outside of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to unify the North American Championship, South […]

North Dakota considers changes to farmland rule to allow solar projects
State regulators are proposing changes after having to consider the rule for the state’s largest solar project. A decades-old rule meant to protect North Dakota farmers from unwanted pipeline and transmission projects is potentially limiting their ability to benefit from solar projects, according to advocates and state regulators. North Dakota’s prime farmland rule recently surfaced […]

Lessons from Congress: What Rep. Kelly Armstrong has learned in D.C.
Rep. Kelly Armstrong has been in office for not quite three months, and is still adjusting to his role as North Dakota’s only Congressman. Armstrong sat down with the Williston Herald on Friday, March 22, during a visit to the area. Here are a few things he’s learned during his first few weeks in office. […]

Badlands advocate reflects on her time standing up for North Dakota’s wild places
Growing up in Bismarck, Jan Swenson’s earliest memories of the North Dakota Badlands were of childhood trips with relatives visiting from the Red River Valley, where both of her parents had been raised. Every time, the reaction was the same when the car stopped, Swenson recalls. “There were cousins bounding out, we laid out blankets […]

Above-ground pipeline leak affects Little Missouri River
An above-ground pipeline leak in Dunn County caused about 1 barrel, or 42 gallons, of natural gas liquids to contaminate the Little Missouri River in Dunn County, the North Dakota Department of Health said Friday. Oneok Partners reported that condensate, or a hydrocarbon mix containing natural gas liquids, sprayed from a gasket on Thursday about […]

Produced water spills in Badlands ravine after driver jumps from plunging truck
A truck accident in McKenzie County caused about 100 barrels, or 4,200 gallons, of produced water to spill in a ravine in the Badlands, the North Dakota Department of Health said Friday. The incident occurred Wednesday about 18 miles southeast of Watford City on land managed by the U.S. Forest Service. The accident, involving a […]

Oil spill reported in McKenzie County
A pipeline leak caused 300 barrels, or 12,600 gallons, of oil to spill at a well site in McKenzie County on Monday, according to the North Dakota Oil and Gas Division. Oasis Petroleum reported the spill at a well about 8 miles north of Watford City. The oil was contained on the well site and […]

North Dakota House committee advances controversial energy bill
A North Dakota House committee voted Thursday in support of a complex energy bill backed by the industry but opposed by many landowners who view it as taking their property rights. The House Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted 10-2 to give a “do-pass” recommendation for a bill dealing with pore space, or the cavity […]

State, tribal oil tax agreement clears final hurdle
North Dakota House members put their stamp of approval on a new tribal oil tax agreement, the final hurdle for resolving a dispute with the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation over how oil revenue is shared. The House voted 84-8 on Wednesday in support of a bill that is estimated to send an additional $33.6 […]