June 6, 2019 - Lignite Energy Council

US Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Hearing Highlights Carbon Capture

At a recent hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Senator John Hoeven, R-N.D., outlined the need to strengthen federal support for the ongoing efforts in North Dakota to make carbon capture and...

Legislative Updates

What to look for next session?

The next legislative session will begin on February 11, 2020. Over the next eight months, there will be a lot of focus by energy committee members in both bodies to figure out a way to...

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What happened in special session and what is in the final bill?

During the short interim between the regular session and the special session, the House and Senate held separate hearings to publicly present and provide comments on the final bill that was agreed upon by leadership...

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MinnPost Article: “Why the Legislatures Energy & Climate Budget Does a Whole Lot of Nothing”

Since the global agreement set aside most policy issues and the two energy committee chairs could not agree due to disagreements over the clean energy first mandate highlighted in the article above, there was very...

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Minnesota Legislative Session Ends In Special Session

For people who live in North Dakota, it can be very difficult to understand the legislative process in Minnesota. There are major differences between both the political makeup and the way that the legislature operates...

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North Dakota’s all-electric school bus coming to Bismarck as part of annual Lignite Education Seminar

The Lignite Energy Council is hosting more than 100 teachers to its annual Lignite Education Seminar on June 10-13 at the National Energy Center of Excellence at Bismarck State College. On Thursday, June 13, the...

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Minnesota Update – Minnesota Legislative Action Alert

From April 13-22, the Minnesota Legislature was on Easter/Passover break so there was no committee or floor activity during that time. The session will reconvene on Tuesday, April 23 and the House of Representatives will...

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