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North Dakota feeling a draft

May 17, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

The Department of the Interior released an updated draft of rules on hydraulic fracturing Thursday, but it appears those on both sides of the fracking issue are unhappy with the proposal. Continue Reading

Feds to require fracking details from drillers

May 17, 2013 in The Daily Republic

Department of Interior issues new drilling rule for public lands.
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ND delegation opposes proposed fracking rule

May 17, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

BISMARCK North Dakota’s congressional delegation doesn’t like a proposed new rule that would require energy companies on federal lands to publicly disclose chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing. Continue Reading

Fracking away the water: Report warns of dwindling supply due to oil industry

April 25, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

A scathing report issued Thursday by the Western Organization of Research Councils says water used in the process of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is reaching a crisis point in Western states. Continue Reading

Story and Photo Gallery: How fracking transforms fortunes, land

April 11, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

RIFLE, Colo. Three hours west of Denver, across the Continental Divide, the Rocky Mountains begin the long transition into high desert plateaus. Continue Reading

Fracking details will be reported for SD wells

April 2, 2013 in The Daily Republic

Trade secret information is exempt from the new requirement.
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SD’s special sand could be used in ND’s oil fields

March 25, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

RAPID CITY, S.D. Officials say western South Dakota could play a key role in energy development in North Dakota and elsewhere because of special sand used to help extract oil and gas. Continue Reading

FOTB: Meet the FRACN8R

March 23, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

WILLISTON Monte Besler’s job can be summed up in his license plate: FRACN8R. Continue Reading

Unlikely partners in gas drilling: Oil companies, environmental groups agree on tough new fracking standards

March 20, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

PITTSBURGH Some of the nation’s biggest oil and gas companies have made peace with environmentalists, agreeing to a voluntary set of tough new standards for fracking in the Northeast that could lead to a major expansion of drilling. Continue Reading

Minnesota Committee OKs sand mining moratorium

February 26, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

ST. PAUL, Minn. New silica sand mines would be prohibited from opening for a year under a bill a Minnesota Senate committee approved Tuesday. Continue Reading