by Isabel Miller | Oct 5, 2021 | Environment
WASHINGTON — U.S. mining companies came to the hill on Tuesday to testify against a proposal in the reconciliation bill that would end their free use of federal land. David Brown, the CEO of WYO-BEN Inc., which mines sodium bentonite, told the Senate Energy and...
by Hazel Tang | Jul 6, 2021 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — The House Subcommittee on Energy held a hearing on “the CLEAN Future Act” last week to focus on the provisions of building a resilient electric transmission system to deliver clean, low-cost power across the country. This new climate legislation...
by Nicholas Portuondo | Mar 21, 2021 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — Republican members of Congress have had a busy few months lambasting President Joe Biden’s early climate actions — halting the Keystone XL pipeline and pausing oil and gas leases on federal land — but there is one area where the...
by Amanda Rooker | Feb 24, 2021 | Environment, Featured, Topics
WASHINGTON – Thousands of households across North Dakota and Minnesota had their power cut off last week without any kind of warning. Now, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation have launched a joint inquiry...
by Amanda Rooker | Feb 24, 2021 | Environment, Featured, Topics
WASHINGTON — Just a few blocks from the White House, Founding Farmers brings customers fresh food and a farm experience. “We sort of try to make all what we call touch points, to remind the guests that we’re owned by farmers, and that we represent the American...
by Amanda Rooker | Feb 9, 2021 | Environment, Topics
WASHINGTON – During his first day in office, President Joe Biden put a stop to the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline. At the Capitol, several North Dakota lawmakers say a presidential permit is not required and introduced legislation in the House and the Senate last...