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2020-09-18
Snøhetta Selected as Architect for the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library (Williston Daily Herald)
Williston Daily Herald
MEDORA - The Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Foundation unanimously voted to select Snøhetta for the Design Architect commission of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library. Snøhetta will design only the 15th presidential library in the nation. The Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library will be located in Medora, North Dakota. Theodore Roosevelt lived and ranched in North Dakota ... Read More
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2020-09-09
6 Western States Blast Utah Plan to Tap Colorado River Water
Associated Press
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Six states in the U.S. West that rely on the Colorado River to sustain cities and farms rebuked a plan to build an underground pipeline that would transport billions of gallons of water through the desert to southwest Utah. In a joint letter Tuesday, water officials from Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Wyoming urged the U.S. government to halt the ... Read More
2020-09-10
Butte-Silver Bow, Mont., Commissioners Signal Backing for State-County Pact on Creek Restoration
Montana Standard
Sep. 10--After listening to favorable comments, Butte-Silver Bow commissioners have given an early endorsement to a pact that could lead to restoration of upper Silver Bow Creek. The agreement, called a Memorandum of Understanding, says the county and state will pursue planning, design, engineering, construction and maintenance of projects to improve the upper corridors of Silver Bow and ... Read More
2020-09-10
Black Hills Energy's Pueblo West Transmission Line in Colo. Given the Greenlight
Pueblo Chieftain
Sep. 10--The Pueblo County Commissioners unanimously approved Black Hills Energy's request to build a 115 kilovolt transmission line through Pueblo West, but there are conditions set, including the possibility of burying power lines. Black Hills applied for a House Bill 1041 application that would allow for the construction of the Canon West Reliability Project -- a 39-mile, single-circuit ... Read More
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2020-09-01
Drilling, Mines, Other Energy and Infrastructure Projects Hastened by Trump Order
Associated Press
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Trump administration is seeking to fast track environmental reviews of dozens of major energy and infrastructure projects during the COVID-19 pandemic, including oil and gas drilling, hazardous fuel pipelines, wind farms and highway projects in multiple states, according to documents provided to The Associated Press. The plan to speed up project approvals comes after ... Read More
2020-09-03
Wyoming Lauds US Carbon Capture Study; Utility Skeptical
Associated Press
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming’s governor is promoting a Trump administration study that says capturing carbon dioxide emitted by coal-fired power plants would be an economical way to curtail the pollution — findings questioned by a utility that owns the plants and wants to shift away from the fossil fuel in favor of wind and solar energy. Gov. Mark Gordon's endorsement of the study Thursday is ... Read More
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2020-08-20
Montana Governor Presses To Remove Trump's Public Lands Boss
Associated Press
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana’s Democratic governor asked a federal judge Thursday to take swift action to remove the Trump administration’s chief steward of public lands, as the former industry attorney hangs onto the post despite the White House saying Saturday that his nomination would be withdrawn. Attorneys for Gov. Steve Bullock said William Perry Pendley's continuing leadership of the ... Read More
2020-08-12
Black Hills Energy Reaches Agreement on 200-MW Colorado Solar Project
Pueblo Chieftain
Aug. 12--Black Hills Energy announced on Wednesday that it has reached a unanimous agreement that would allow the utility to move ahead with a proposed 200-megawatt solar project that is projected to lower energy costs for customers by $66 million over 15 years. The agreement is subject to approval by the Colorado Public Utilities Commission. Julie Rodriguez, a spokesperson for Black Hills, ... Read More
2020-08-06
Two Keystone XL Pipeline Workers Get Virus, but Work Continues
Associated Press
BILLINGS, Mont, (AP) — Two people working on the Keystone XL oil pipeline have tested positive for the coronavirus in northern Montana, but the company said Thursday that construction work on the disputed project will continue after a temporary shut down of a pipe storage yard. Calgary-based TC Energy says the first pipe yard worker in Phillips County tested positive at a local clinic on July ... Read More
2020-07-31
Three Accused of Taking Bribes for North Dakota Reservation Work
Associated Press
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Three members of a tribe on the oil-rich Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota are accused of accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes and kickbacks from a construction contractor. Court documents unsealed Thursday show Randall Phelan, 55, of Mandaree, Delvin Reeves, 52, of Watford City, and Frank Grady, 52, of Hardin, Montana, are charged with ... Read More
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