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A Bismarck energy firm is buying the Coal Creek Station power plant, near Underwood, from Great River Energy.Rainbow Energy Marketing is also buying the…

UND’s Energy and Environmental Research Center has been doing a lot of research about rare earth elements in lignite coal.Rare earth elements are used in…

The University of North Dakota’s Energy and Environmental Research Center has been doing the study of what are called “rare earth” elements in lignite…

It’s an unusual reclamation bond release.It involves 87 acres of land at the Falkirk Mine.The land that had been mined has become residential.North Dakota…

North Dakota will receive $2.8 million dollars from the federal Abandoned Mine Lands program this year.The money comes from a tax coal companies pay to…

The mining stopped in the mid-90s.But the reclamation work goes on.Knife River Coal continues to work on reclaiming the Gascoyne Mine in southwestern…

Teachers from across the region are in Bismarck – learning about lignite.The annual Lignite Education seminar is being held at Bismarck State College,…

There’s a lot of interest in what are called “rare earth elements.”They have been found in North Dakota’s lignite deposits."They're 14 different…

“Unlocking 800 years of Energy.”That was the theme for the annual Lignite Energy Council meeting, held in Bismarck.Council vice-president Steve Van Dyke…