In order to sell water in North Dakota, the State Water Commission has to give you the OK, and the skyrocketing demand for water in the oil patch has brought this issue front and center.
Read & Share sourced from: InForum
Laws and public policy have consequences, and they’re often one’s we haven’t considered when we champion the idea of the ‘public good’. Here’s one clear-cut example of regulatory policy advanced for public welfare that produced opposite results.
Read & Share sourced from: American Enterprise Institute
It’s not a problem we’ve had to deal with recently here in North Dakota, but in other parts of the world water shortages are growing concern. And a new study by NASA suggests that many of world’s aquifers are being rapidly depleted.
Read & Share sourced from: Quartz
This is some great overview writing on what’s happening in Western North Dakota. The first in a two-part series takes a look at the how and where of Bakken drilling activity.
Read & Share sourced from: American Enterprise Institute
Technology, innovation, and staggering economic growth, they’re all part of Mr. Perry’s second post on his visit to the Bakken earlier this summer.
Read & Share sourced from: American Enterprise InstituteSubscribe to Today in Minot!
It's the free, easy way to stay informed about what's happening in Minot, and it helps support independent local news and journalism.
The Souris River gauge at Sherwood is in jeopardy because of erosion. Discussion about what to do about is taking place. Commentary: Minot should find a way to contribute to saving this station and the 80 years of data we’ve collected from it.
Read & Share sourced from: KX News
Keeping our police force growing at the pace of our community has its own challenges, but the one that makes it toughest — getting applicants for open positions and then retaining them once they’re hired and trained. KMOT has the story.
Read & Share sourced from: KMOT
The Tale of a Town is a national Canadian project to memorialize ‘Main Street’. And it’s using the art of storytelling and performances to capture the peoples’ recollections of Regina’s downtown through the years.
Read & Share sourced from: Regina Leader Post
When you’re out and about in Minot’s locally owned stores, keep an eye open for Waldo. If you find him more than a few times, there are prizes in store. KMOT has the full story.
Read & Share sourced from: KMOT
The Brown Pelican became the symbol of the BP oil spill, but the White Pelican is offering clues to its lasting impact on bird populations. And North Dakota researchers are participating in the process. Title photo by Joel Sartore.
Read & Share sourced from: Audubon.org
Yesterday was the first day on the job for the new leader of our University system. Mark Hagerott brings a North Dakota history and a military background to the table; his first goal is to get out and listen. Full story from the Grand Forks Herald.
Read & Share sourced from: Grand Forks HeraldSubscribe to Today in Minot!
It's the free, easy way to stay informed about what's happening in Minot, and it helps support independent local news and journalism.
There are more than a 100 new laws taking effect today — all of them the result of the work done during the last legislative session. Get the rundown on some of the changes in this article from the Grand Forks Herald.
Read & Share sourced from: Grand Forks Herald
The newly chartered West Segment Regulatory Commission announced their intentions in full recently. Their goal — to monitor oil activity on the reservation; business owners’ concerns — costly regulation that’s hitting an already hurting industry.
Read & Share sourced from: Bismarck Tribune
This past legislative session saw a billion dollar surge bill intended help the western part of the state catch up with oil development growth. A big part of that bill was earmarked to the DOT. Here’s a quick Q & A on some of the projects.
Read & Share sourced from: Bakken Magazine
Members of the Souris River Joint Board and engineers from Ackerman Estvold and Bar Engineering held a public input meeting at Perkett School last night. The design work for Minot’s west-side flood protection is ~30% complete; this meeting was intended to present the progress and gather public feedback. Here are the important points: This meeting
Read & Share
There’s been yet another robbery in Minot. This one a brazen daylight attack that included a handgun. Full details in the Minot Police Department news release below. At 5:52 PM, Minot Central Dispatch received a report of a robbery that occurred outside Loaf N Jug at 810 N. Broadway. Officers met with the victim, who
Read & Share