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US Secretary of Energy Rick Perry is praising North Dakota for its innovations in energy.Perry toured coal fields and power plants during a visit to the…
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Long before North Dakota tapped its oil, there was lignite coal mining.And a century ago, the state engineer was tasked with inspecting those mines and…
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During the Great War, many items were needed for the troops fighting halfway across the world. This put a strain on items back on the home front – so…
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North Dakota’s coal regulatory and abandoned mine land programs have received high marks from the federal Office of Surface Mining.The reports come from…
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With the Clean Power Plan out, officials in North Dakota say they are still committed to finding ways to capture carbon emissions from coal-fired power…
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Officials across coal-rich states are cheering an announcement that the Environmental Protection Agency will withdraw the Clean Power Plan. Now, attention…
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North Dakota’s lignite coal industry has ambitious -- and pricey -- plans to capture carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants, which industry leaders…
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Facing competition from renewables and cheap natural gas, coal-fired power plants are learning they must adjust to survive.For decades, many coal plants…
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If the coal industry is to survive, its savior may be something often touted by President Donald Trump when he talks energy.“We’re going to have clean…
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Steven Somsen’s farm has looked the same his entire life -- it’s flat, with wheat and soybeans that will soon grow as far as the eye can see.But the…