ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., column: Bill ensures energy growth, good stewardship 
The legislation recognizes that states have a long record of effectively regulating oil and gas development, including hydraulic fracturing, with good environmental stewardship.
And it works with the EPA to make sure that the rules for hydraulic fracturing are certain, effective and fair.
By John Hoeven , October 03, 2012
Reed Hopper, Sacramento, Calif., column: Clean Water Act can generate toxic consequences
The proposed rules reach so far into state and local waters that one has to wonder whether the Army Corps of Engineers is exceeding its authority — again.
By Reed Hopper , July 22, 2012
Pamela Link, Washburn, N.D., letter: Don’t take coal out of energy equation
One of North Dakota’s largest industries is under direct attack by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Obama administration.
By Pamela Link , June 17, 2012
John Dwyer, Bismarck, column: EPA puts jobs, low-cost electricity at risk
The Clean Air Act never was intended to regulate greenhouse gases, but President Barack Obama’s administration has been implementing new rules directed at just that: regulating greenhouse gases.
By John Dwyer , June 15, 2012
Duane Stahl, Valley City, N.D., letter: U.S. EPA shows penchant for tyranny
President Richard Nixon established the EPA by executive order; there was no vote by Congress.
Today, some say it needs “reforming.” But when did that ever reduce the size and cost of a federal agency?
By Duane Stahl , May 04, 2012
Red Lake Band of Ojibwe gets EPA grant
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced $25,000 grants to each of four recipients in the Great Lakes region, including a Minnesota tribe.
By Associated Press , January 09, 2012
Kevin Cramer, Bismarck, column: Stay tuned for EPA’s biggest-ever power grab
Adopting this approach would fundamentally alter the EPA as we know it, expanding its power and reach far beyond what was ever intended or even imagined.
By Kevin Cramer , December 24, 2011
EPA tells nation's dirty power plants to clean up
The largest remaining source of uncontrolled toxic air pollution in the United States, the nation's coal- and oil-fired power plants, will be forced to reduce their emissions or shut down, under a federal regulation released on Wednesday.
By Dina Cappiello , December 21, 2011
EPA rules threaten older power plants
More than 32 mostly coal-fired power plants in a dozen states will be forced to shut down and an additional 36 might have to close because of new federal air pollution regulations, according to an Associated Press survey.
By Dina Cappiello , December 19, 2011
UPDATE: Obama administration easing some air pollution rules
Facing criticism from industry and lawmakers, the Obama administration is easing rules aimed at reducing toxic air pollution from industrial boilers and incinerators. But administration officials maintain the health benefits of the regulation won't change.
By Dina Cappiello , December 02, 2011
Hannah Balaban, Bismarck, letter: Don’t let oil boom destroy N.D’s beauty
I was born here. I want to raise my children in this small, beautiful place.
But now, Big Oil has arrived. Fracking has made it hard to count on those beauties being here for my children’s children
By Hannah Balaban , November 12, 2011
Air, soil, wells near Montana oil spill to be tested
Indoor air, cropland soils and residential wells downstream of a Yellowstone River oil spill will be tested for contamination after residents raised concerns about hazards from the tens of thousands of gallons of crude that poured into the watercourse, the Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday.
By Matthew Brown , July 07, 2011
Bill Penning, Thief River Falls, letter: Proposed EPA rules hammer N.D. coal
We must not let the EPA apply the one-size-fits-all rule to coal-burning plants in North Dakota.
By Bill Penning , July 03, 2011
Dexter Perkins, Grand Forks, column: Limit coal pollution for sake of humanity
In a recent survey, 98 percent of all climate scientists said that the impacts of global warming are very bad and caused by people.
Coal burning is the No. 1 contributor to the problem.
By Dexter Perkins , July 03, 2011
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