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ND oil regulator: Fed rules may threaten industry

January 10, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

BISMARCK – The possibility of tighter federal regulations is one of the challenges that lies ahead for North Dakota oil production and the Department of Mineral Resources, as the state agency seeks more funding from the Legislature. Continue Reading

Courts take up opposition to Dodd-Frank’s financial oversight

October 8, 2012 in The Daily Republic

WASHINGTON After failing to scuttle the landmark legislation in Congress, critics of the Dodd-Frank Act overhauling financial regulations are trying to chisel away at it in the courts with some initial success.
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ND approves frack water disposal well near Killdeer

September 25, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

The North Dakota Industrial Commission on Monday approved the creation of a saltwater disposal well outside of Killdeer that some think is too close to a future subdivision. Continue Reading

Tribes call for federal gov’t regulation of Internet gaming

July 26, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

WASHINGTON (AP) With some states readying to start online gambling, Native American tribal leaders are calling on the federal government to step in as it did with brick-and-mortar gambling and establish regulations that ensure tribes get a piece of the action without having their revenue taxed and their sovereignty compromised. Continue Reading

Tribes want federal regulation of internet gaming

July 26, 2012 in The Daily Republic

WASHINGTON (AP) With some states readying to start online gambling, Native American tribal leaders are calling on the federal government to step in as it did with brick-and-mortar gambling and establish regulations that ensure tribes get a piece of the action without having their revenue taxed and their sovereignty compromised. Continue Reading

GUEBERT: Financial scandals should come as no surprise

July 26, 2012 in The Daily Republic

On Tuesday, July 17, the U.S. Senate pulled off a Half Ginsburg by convening three Capitol Hill hearings on why the crooks and crackpots in charge of global finance find it ridiculously easy to make suckers out of you and me and Swiss cheese out of American laws. Continue Reading

RYAN BAKKEN: A big clutch on Big Gulp

June 9, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

War has been declared on soda pop. Continue Reading

Action delayed on oil production rules

December 20, 2011 in The Dickinson Press

BISMARCK (AP) New rules to restrict oil waste disposal were delayed Tuesday when Gov. Jack Dalrymple said the regulations were too vague about whether some producers would be allowed to continue dumping in open pits.
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EPA links fracking to water pollution

December 8, 2011 in The Dickinson Press

CHEYENNE, Wyo. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday for the first time that fracking a controversial method of improving the productivity of oil and gas wells may be to blame for causing groundwater pollution.
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Outlawing the lodging at campgrounds

December 2, 2011 in The Dickinson Press

A change to a zoning ordinance could keep campgrounds in Dickinson from becoming crew camps, officials said Friday.
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