WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Company to pay $450K penalty * * * Bismarck, N.D. - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a consent agreement with Arrow Pipeline, LLC, resolving Arrow Pipeline's Clean Air Act violations on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, North Dakota. EPA observed visible smoke (particulate) emissions and hydrocarbon emissions comprised of volatile organic compounds and pote  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Dec. 14 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news on Dec. 13, 2024: Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill joined 24 states in urging the U.S. Senate to swiftly confirm President Trump's nominee, Kash Patel, as Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"). Patel is a proven leader who will restore integrity to the FBI. As National Security Advisor to the House Intelligence Committee, Patel uncovered Foreign Intelligence Surveillance   more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Dec. 13 -- The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * CWD late-season hunt takes place in select DPAs Dec. 20-22 * * * A deer harvested near Wheaton in western Minnesota during the opening weekend of firearms season has tested positive for chronic wasting disease. The adult male deer was harvested within deer permit area 271 along the Minnesota-South Dakota border. To date, no wild deer with CWD had been previously detected in  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Dec. 14 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news on Dec. 13, 2024: North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum on Thursday filed a final appeal of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) updated Resource Management Plan (RMP) for North Dakota, following two previously unsuccessful attempts to convince the BLM to change the plan in response to the state's concerns. "Twice now, the BLM has refused to seriously consider North Dakota's concerns about this misguid  more