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Issues With Mineral Lease Auction Arise
Issues With Mineral Lease Auction Arise
Issues With Mineral Lease Auction Arise
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota public lands officials say they've incorporated many recommendations to protect habitat on 54,000 acres slated for mineral leasing. The land falls under at least partial control of the North Dakota Department of Trust Lands...
Lightening Causes Spills At ND Oil Fields
Lightening Causes Spills At ND Oil Fields
Lightening Causes Spills At ND Oil Fields
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) — State regulators say lightning strikes have caused half a dozen fires in the western North Dakota oil patch in recent months, leading to spills of oil and saltwater. The Forum newspaper says five of the fires occurred at saltwater disposal wells and one happened at an oil well...
Theodore Roosevelt National Park Houses Unstable Soil
Theodore Roosevelt National Park Houses Unstable Soil
Theodore Roosevelt National Park Houses Unstable Soil
WATFORD CITY, N.D. (AP) — The visitor center in the North Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park is being closed because of unstable soil. Park Superintendent Valerie Naylor says heavy rains in recent years have led to ground shifting that has caused the building to move and to sink. Visitor center functions are being moved to a cottage at the unit's campground.

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