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Fed take-over of on-shore oil drilling delayed

By Dave Thompson

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/ndpr/local-ndpr-916029.mp3

Bismarck, ND – Federal take-over of regulation of on-shore oil drilling is, for the moment, off the table. But -- as Prairie Public's Dave Thompson reports -- state mineral resources director Lynn Helms says the states need to be ready -- in case it comes back.