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Hoeven seeks permanent change to USDA school lunch regulation

March 5, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

WASHINGTON A bipartisan group of senators is backing a bill that makes permanent a more relaxed set of U.S. Department of Agriculture nutrition guidelines for students’ breakfasts and lunches in the nation’s schools. Continue Reading

The Hunger Games

September 28, 2012 in Worthington Daily Globe

New federal regulations bring changes to school lunches
WORTHINGTON Implementation of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 has left some area students begging for more, despite the federal statute’s best intentions to get the nation’s children eating healthier during their school days. Continue Reading

Updated energy policy emphasizes infrastructure

July 26, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

BISMARCK An updated version of the state’s energy policy emphasizes the need to invest in infrastructure, conduct more research and development, expand energy education and collaborate more with federal regulators. Continue Reading

EPA to slash air pollution from natural gas wells

April 18, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

WASHINGTON (AP) The Obama administration on Wednesday set the first-ever national standards to control air pollution from gas wells that are drilled using a method called hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, but not without making concessions to the oil and gas industry. Continue Reading

New rules to deter drilling?

March 15, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

Oil regulations that take effect in April will discourage drilling in North Dakota, and at least one operator is already moving south, according to an industry representative. Continue Reading

Oil rep: Rules will deter drilling

March 15, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

WILLISTON Oil regulations that take effect in April will discourage drilling in North Dakota, and at least one operator is already moving south, according to an industry representative. Continue Reading

Game and fish fund could lapse

February 25, 2012 in Park Rapids Enterprise

Last fall the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources held a public meeting in Park Rapids to discuss proposed increases in fishing and hunting license fees. Continue Reading

Boiler procedures key in oil field death of Salem man, ND official says

February 16, 2012 in The Daily Republic

KEENE, N.D. An oil field fatality involving a furnace explosion near here may have been prevented if proper procedures had been followed, the state’s chief boiler inspector said this week. Continue Reading

Pat Becker, Minneapolis, column: Chamber calls for fairer rules, fewer delays

February 2, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

Ensuring fairer rules and fewer delays in the state’s regulatory landscape is among the Minnesota Chamber’s top priorities for the 2012 Legislature. It is at the foundation of ensuring a strong business environment, and, in doing so, maintaining and creating jobs for Minnesotans. Continue Reading

Rules approved to reduce number of N.D. oil waste pits

January 23, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

The rules also require oil companies to disclose the makeup of fluid that is used in an oil drilling process called hydraulic fracturing. Continue Reading