News / Happenings - Year: 2019
Next Steps: Pore Space Bill
We need to move forward to address a number of issues impacting landowners; with the most pressing issue being centered around, the Pore Space Bill, SB 2344. This Bill was signed by Governor Burgum on April 18 and now the looming question is, “How can we stop this?” The NWLA Board of Directors is working… Read more »
Please join us next week in Dickinson or April 11th in Minot for an informal discussion on brine spills and brine spill remediation. NDSU researchers will provide an update on the current brine remediation research being conducted in the state. In addition, David Saxowsky, Associate Professor specializing in agricultural law, food law, farm and agribusiness management,… Read more »
Public Service Commission Hearing – March 8, 2019 – Bowbells
A consolidated Public Hearing on the applications in Case No. PU-18-302 and Case No. PU-18-344 is scheduled for March 8, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. CST, at Memorial Hall, 100 Main Street NW Bowbells, ND 58721. On August 9, 2018, in Case No. PU-18-302, Burke Wind, LLC filed combined applications for a corridor certificate and route… Read more »
NWLA Foundation Receives Large Donation
Daryl and Christine Peterson, Northwest Landowners Association members, donated $250,000 to the NWLA Foundation. These funds will be used for brine remediation education across North Dakota. The Petersons hope their donation will encourage others to give the NWLA Foundation; and support the education of responsible resource development.
Landowners Testify at the Capitol
North Dakota Landowners showed up in Bismarck on March 1 to testify against SB 2344.
Salted Lands Council – March 8 – ND State Capitol
March 8, 2019 in the Great Hall of the ND Capitol Building Salted Land & Water Day From 9am to 1pm. Meet the legislators and state officials who fund and manage reclamation. Ask about your problem. Talk to Soil Scientist, Kerry Sublette, PhD, University of Tulsa. For decades, Dr. Sublette has shown Americans how to… Read more »
Watford City Explosion
“This (brine) is a really hazardous substance…. it could be devastating for the land around it, in terms of its fertility.” – Jack Spingad Read full story here » (opens in a new tab)”>Read full story here >
