WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on July 31, 2023: * * * Agreement protects public health, safety, and the environment by requiring action to make future spills less likely * * * Belle Fourche Pipeline Company and Bridger Pipeline LLC - affiliated companies that own and operate a network of crude oil pipelines in Montana, North Dakota, and Wyoming - have together agreed to pay a $12.5 million civil penalty to resolve claims under the  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Aug. 2 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2023: * * * President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law expanded the eligibility of WIIN funding to include remediating lead in water that children drink, in addition to testing and compliance monitoring * * * Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 announced $162,000 in grant funding from President Biden's Investing in America agenda to protect childr  more

FARGO, North Dakota, Aug. 4 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: This week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) granted $24,982 to a team of students at North Dakota State University's Main Campus in Fargo, N.D., for their proposed landfill pollution removal project. As part of EPA's People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) Program, the award will provide funding for the project through July 31, 2024. The students will develop a process to help rem  more

GRAND FORKS AFB, North Dakota, Aug. 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Grand Forks Air Force Base (319th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Colin Perkins, 319th Reconnaissance Wing Public Affairs The 319th Contracting Squadron recently held a change of command ceremony July 31, 2023, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. U.S. Air Force Col. David Castor, 319th Mission Support Group commander, presided over the ceremony transferring command from U.S. Air Force Maj. Robe  more

HOLLOMAN AFB, New Mexico, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: By Senior Airman Antonio Salfran, 49th Wing Public Affairs Two Holloman MQ-9 Reapers from the 29th Attack Squadron, and a small contingent of maintainers from the 29th and 9th Aircraft Maintenance Units, made their way to Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, marking the beginning of Agile Combat Employment Grand Warrior on July 14, 2023. This exercise marks the first time   more

HOLLOMAN AFB, New Mexico, Aug. 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Holloman Air Force Base (49th Air Wing) issued the following news: By Senior Airman Antonio Salfran, 49th Wing Public Affairs Two Holloman MQ-9 Reapers from the 29th Attack Squadron, and a small contingent of maintainers from the 29th and 9th Aircraft Maintenance Units, made their way to Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, marking the beginning of Agile Combat Employment Grand Warrior on July 14, 2023. This exercise marks the first   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: Belle Fourche Pipeline Company and Bridger Pipeline LLC - affiliated companies that own and operate a network of crude oil pipelines - have together agreed to pay a $12.5 million civil penalty to resolve claims under the Clean Water Act, pipeline safety laws and North Dakota state laws relating to oil spills in Montana and North Dakota. "Today's settlement is the result of federal and state partners workin  more

FARGO, North Dakota, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of North Dakota, Mac Schneider, issued the following news release: United States Attorney Mac Schneider, District of North Dakota, announced that a fugitive wanted in North Dakota, Deanna Marie Gerads, age 33, appeared in Federal court in Houston, Texas on August 3, 2023, on a warrant and Indictment from North Dakota charging Gerads with Conspiracy to Distribute and Import Controlled Substances into the United States. Gerads was   more

MINOT AFB, North Dakota, Aug. 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Minot Air Force Base issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Kyle Wilson, 5th Bomb Wing Public Affairs The 5th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight hosted Operation Frozen Peanut here, July 24-28. Operation Frozen Peanut is a routine exercise designed to test EOD capabilities, procedures, and readiness in the event of a nuclear incident. The exercise was conducted from the perspective of an Initial Response Fo  more

MINOT AFB, North Dakota, Aug. 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Kyle Wilson, 5th Bomb Wing Public Affairs The 5th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight hosted Operation Frozen Peanut here, July 24-28. Operation Frozen Peanut is a routine exercise designed to test EOD capabilities, procedures, and readiness in the event of a nuclear incident. The exercise was conducted from the perspective of an Initial Response   more

MINOT AFB, North Dakota, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force Minot Air Force Base issued the following news: By Senior Airman Caleb Kimmell, 5th Bomb Wing Public Affairs U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Howard L. Kreamer, U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) Senior Enlisted Leader, visited Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, July 31 - Aug. 2, 2023. During his visit, Kreamer attended multiple meetings with Minot AFB leadership to discuss strategies for improving the quality of life for Airmen. During the m  more