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BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD NORTH DAKOTA What you can do to help control health care costs
By Shauna Vistad We have already told you about some of the fraud, abuse and waste in the health care system that is inflating health care costs and told you what Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dako...
Posted on 4/19/13 at 12:27 PM
THE WEST WING Weekly Memo 4-19-13
Each Weekly Memo to the City Council and the agenda packet is also provided on theCity Councilweb page. WEEKLY UPDATE: Waste Water Treatment Update City staff and consultants met with Cal Tininenko...
Posted on 4/19/13 at 12:26 PM
STAFF BLOG IN THE SPIRIT What a guy; what an eye!
I heard from people when I wrote about Russ Troemner back in September of 2012. Comments such as this from someone named Elaine: Naomi I am so glad you took the time to write about Russ small act o...
Posted on 3/21/13 at 4:21 PM
MIDDLE AGED PLAGUE Reality TV Shows: Your Real Life Is So Much Better
I'm sure that you're all very nice people, but please don't be offended if I say that I'm not interested in watching your lives on a reality show. You certainly don't want to see mine. Like now --...
Posted on 5/9/12 at 1:49 PM
ON MY MIND Buy energy-saving light bulbs
For two months in February and March, Xcel Energy is offering Minnesota consumers energy-saving compact fluorescent light bulbs for $1 each. I am all for saving energy and saving expenses. I have bee...
Posted on 2/21/10 at 6:30 PM
Radioactive waste on the North Dakota monitor
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Landfill employees here discovered at least two “hot loads” this week, illustrating why a group of North Dakota citizens is worried about the proper disposal of radioactive waste that comes with oil production.
By Amy Dalrymple , May 17, 2013
FACES OF THE BOOM: Bismarck man aims to bridge gap between conservation, oil industry 
When Terry Fleck goes fishing or hunting, he aims to leave the area better than how he found it. That’s the same attitude the Bismarck man hopes oil and gas companies will have about development in North Dakota.
By Amy Dalrymple , January 28, 2013
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3M allowed to burn others' waste
The 3M Co. will be allowed to burn waste from outside sources at its incinerator in Cottage Grove, the only hazardous waste incinerator in the state.
By Associated Press , June 27, 2012
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Litter, including discarded jugs of urine, become N.D. Oil Patch problem
Officials: Lack of rest stops, lack of respect both contributeLitter has become an escalating problem as the rush to tap vast caches of crude escalates in North Dakota. As the number of trucks coming to the oil mecca increases, so does the trash. Some of the industrial rubbish blows in from unsecured truckloads, but for many, the most frustrating trash is the gallons of discarded urine.
By James MacPherson , March 26, 2012
Love is in the, um, air? N.Y.C. sewage plant offers Valentine's Day tours
The tour host and superintendent of the Newtown Creek Wastewater treatment plant in Brooklyn tells the New York Daily News it'll be a unique date, and one that special someone will never forget.
By Associated Press , February 10, 2012
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Western N.D. landfills seeing increase in radioactive oil waste
The state Health Department says municipal landfills in western North Dakota increasingly are rejecting oil field waste because of elevated lead and radiation levels. Health officials say there is no risk to the public.
By Associated Press , January 13, 2012
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Waste pit numbers would be reduced under proposed N.D. oil rules
Regulators say proposed new rules for North Dakota's oil country will reduce the number of waste pits. State Department of Mineral Resources director Lynn Helms says each North Dakota oil well now has a pit for dumping liquid waste and rock chips from drilling. More than 2,000 pits were built this year.
By Associated Press , December 31, 2011
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BNSF, Union Pacific railroads threatened with hazardous solid waste lawsuit
The Natural Resources Defense Council sent letters to Union Pacific Corp. and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, saying it will file a lawsuit within 90 days under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, which regulates hazardous solid waste disposal. The letter cited 16 rail yards across California from Oakland to San Bernardino.
By Noaki Schwartz , June 21, 2011
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Monday is North Dakota Recycles Day
Gov. John Hoeven has declared Monday “North Dakota Recycles Day”.
The day is meant to recognize the value of waste reduction, composting, reusing products and materials and purchasing recycled products.
November 13, 2010
North Dakota oil wells flare less natural gas to cut down on wasting it
The burning glow over North Dakota’s oil patch is slowly dimming as companies work to capture and sell natural gas instead of flaring it.
By James MacPherson , November 14, 2009
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