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Daily Brief: Nickel hub planned, brine spill fallout, Greenpeace fights verdict, Musk speaks out

North Dakota Coal Mine to Become Processing Site for Minnesota Nickel A former coal mine near Beulah, North Dakota, is set to be transformed into a nickel processing facility by Talon Metals, a Minnesota-based company. The Beulah Minerals Processing Facility will process nickel and copper ore from Talon’s Tamarack mine in Minnesota, with operations expected […]
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May 29, 2025

Elon Musk says giant tax bill backed by Trump ‘undermines’ his DOGE cuts

By: Jacob Fischler (North Dakota Monitor) Elon Musk says in an interview excerpt that he was “disappointed” in the U.S. House GOP’s massive legislative package of tax cuts, border funding and more of President Donald Trump’s domestic policy priorities, telling CBS News the bill would undermine the work of his U.S. DOGE Service to cut […]
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May 28, 2025

Pipeline spill in northwest North Dakota releases over 3 million gallons of brine

By: Amy Dalrymple (North Dakota Monitor) A pipeline failure in northwest North Dakota caused an estimated 73,000 barrels, or nearly 3.1 million gallons, of brine to spill in Williams County, the Department of Environmental Quality reported this week. Continental Resources staff discovered the spill about 1:35 p.m. Monday about 16 miles northeast of Williston and […]
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May 28, 2025
Greenpeace Senior Legal Adviser Deepa Padmanabha, second from left, and other attorneys representing Greenpeace speak to the media March 19, 2025, outside the Morton County Courthouse. (Amy Dalrymple/North Dakota Monitor)

Greenpeace seeks reversal of verdict, arguing jury wanted to ‘punish’ someone for pipeline protests

By: Mary Steurer (North Dakota Monitor) Attorneys for Greenpeace argued this week that a jury’s decision ordering it to pay $667 million to the developer of the Dakota Access Pipeline cannot stand. A Morton County jury delivered the verdict on March 19 after more than three weeks of trial.  Jurors found the environmental group responsible for damages […]
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May 28, 2025

North Dakota coal mine to become processing site for Minnesota nickel

By: Jeff Beach (North Dakota Monitor) BEULAH, N.D. – A former coal mine in western North Dakota that will be converted into a processing site for nickel mined in Minnesota was touted Wednesday as a way for the U.S. to reduce its reliance on China and other countries for critical minerals needed for electronics and […]
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May 28, 2025

Daily Brief: Leadership Changes, Food Aid Cuts, and New Age Verification Laws in North Dakota

Federal Cuts Threaten Food Access in North Dakota Amid Rising Demand Federal reductions to food assistance programs are straining North Dakota’s hunger relief efforts, with organizations like the Great Plains Food Bank facing significant funding losses. The food bank reported a $1.3 million shortfall due to cuts affecting programs that previously enabled purchases from local […]
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May 28, 2025

North Dakota to require age verification for pornography sites

By: Michael Achterling (North Dakota Monitor) The North Dakota Legislature passed expanded regulations and penalties surrounding pornography and deepfake content during the 2025 session. Gov. Kelly Armstrong signed bills that added age-verification requirements for websites publishing explicit content. He also signed a bill that added civil penalties for the creation and distribution of deepfake, or […]
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May 27, 2025

Republicans choose replacement for North Dakota legislator who resigned

By: Jeff Beach (North Dakota Monitor) A former North Dakota legislator will take over the seat of Rep. Jeremy Olson, who resigned abruptly after the 2025 session amid a harassment complaint.  The District 26 Republicans on Saturday picked Kelby Timmons of Watford City to replace Olson.   Timmons served with Olson in the 2023 legislative session […]
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May 27, 2025

North Dakota Ethics Commission chair dies

By: Mary Steurer (North Dakota Monitor) Ethics Commission Chair Dave Anderson died Monday at age 69, the commission announced at a Tuesday afternoon meeting. Anderson, a Bismarck resident, was one of the original five commissioners appointed to the board in 2019 by former Gov. Doug Burgum and legislative leaders. “Dave’s leadership of the community tradition […]
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May 27, 2025

Federal cuts affect regional food access; more uncertainty to come

By: Erin Hemme Froslie (North Dakota Monitor) Proposed cuts to the federal food assistance program are coming at a time when agencies addressing hunger in North Dakota are already facing lost revenue and increased need. “There’s a lot of uncertainty right now,” said Darby Njos, spokeswoman for Great Plains Food Bank in Fargo. “We’re still […]
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May 27, 2025
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