More exciting news on the permitting front! The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments yesterday in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County. It’s a case that has significant implications…
The Iowa company behind a proposed carbon dioxide pipeline spanning five states got a big boost recently with approval of a state route permit by the North Dakota Public Service…
There’s a lot more on the line for a powerful federal environmental agency than anyone anticipated when 21 states filed a legal case in U.S. District Court in Bismarck earlier…
The United Kingdom is experiencing record curtailment costs for wind power in 2024. Curtailment costs are the costs associated with reducing electricity supply when demand is lower. Because wind and…
The U.S. District Court of Appeals for North Dakota has heard Iowa v. Council on Environmental Quality, which challenges a new rule that transforms permitting “into a substantive set of requirements to achieve broad…
The Biden administration knows its “signature” climate tax breaks and subsidies are on the line. That’s why it’s doled out a staggering $6.6 billion loan to EV maker Rivian to build a…
Some three years after the Biden administration announced the $42 billion Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program for rural America, not one household has been connected to high speed…
The North Dakota News Cooperative commissioned a poll of 501 North Dakotans to determine their views on energy production. Surprise, surprise: North Dakotans overwhelmingly support continued coal and oil production within the…
I learned a new German word this week, via Zerohedge. It turns out that the Germans really do have a compound word to describe everything: The UK Telegraph provides some additional detail on the…
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), average construction costs for utility-scale solar increased by 1.7% in 2022 compared with 2021 data, and increased by 1.6% for wind turbines, respectively. Meanwhile, in the realm…
A Wall Street Journal article recently made an excellent point about energy efficiency. It’s quoted at length below: The idea that more efficiency can spur more consumption rather than less is known…
Outgoing North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum has been named by President-elect Donald Trump as his incoming Secretary of the Interior. In addition to the prestigious cabinet post, Trump will name…
The EPA is going to charge oil and natural gas companies for methane emissions under a new rule finalized Tuesday, November 12. The final rule will be published in the Federal Register…
Sarah Montalbano and Debra Struhsacker will be discussing American Experiment’s recent report, “Mission Impossible: Mineral Shortages and the Broken Permitting Process Put Net Zero Goals Out of Reach,” in a…
Today marks the beginning of the United Nations’ 29th Conference of the Parties, or COP29. Look forward to two weeks of international handwringing about the U.S. election results. COP29 is being…
The North Dakota Public Service Commission (PSC) yesterday approved natural gas rate increases for Montana-Dakota Utilities customers and the Northern States Power Company. MDU customers will see an approved rate increase of…