ND oil patch clean-up effort to begin in New Town
April 23, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
BISMARCK The North Dakota Petroleum Council’s so-called Pick Up the Patch is slated to begin Tuesday in New Town. Continue Reading
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Feds OK tribal refinery: Work could begin as early as next spring
October 10, 2012 in The Dickinson Press
NEW TOWN Plans for an oil refinery on the Fort Berthold Reservation, the first major refinery to be built in the United States in more than 30 years, cleared a milestone Wednesday. Continue Reading
ND tribal refinery get final permit approval
June 30, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
The Three Affiliated Tribes has received the final permit approval for its plan to build an oil refinery on the Fort Berthold Reservation in northwest North Dakota. Continue Reading
N.D. tribe gets tough on improper oil waste disposal
August 6, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald
The tribe has implemented fines that start at a few thousand dollars and progress to a million dollars. Companies that refuse to pay or have repeated violations could lose their license to do business on the reservation. Continue Reading
COLUMNIST DORREEN YELLOW BIRD: Western N.D.’s highways desperately need work
July 13, 2010 in Grand Forks Herald
The state and BIA roads are not equipped to take on the kind of traffic they are experiencing. I am not exaggerating when I say you can almost put a car in some of the holes on Highway 22. The highway people cover the holes with gravel, but that’s only just a little better than the hole itself. Continue Reading
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