Jeff Beach

North Dakota Democrats lost legislative seats in Fargo and Grand Forks but gained two seats in District 9, which will have an all Native American representation.

Iowa has granted Summit a permit, and the company says it plans to apply again on Nov. 19 for a permit in South Dakota.

North Dakota regulators on Friday approved a route permit for the Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline, a significant win for what the company says is the world's largest carbon capture project.

Summit, based in Ames, plans to put 333 miles of pipeline through North Dakota, part of a 2,500-mile network of pipelines in five states that includes Iowa.

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum will serve as Interior secretary and chairman of the newly formed National Energy Council, President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday.

By Amy Dalrymple and Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor

Public Service Commissioners, from left, Sheri Haugen-Hoffart, Randy Christmann and Administrative Law Judge Tim Dawson meet Nov. 15, 2024, on the Summit Carbon Solutions Pipeline. (Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)

Public Service Commissioners, from left, Sheri Haugen-Hoffart, Randy Christmann and Administrative Law Judge Tim Dawson meet Nov. 15, 2024, on the Summit Carbon Solutions Pipeline. ( Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor

The North Dakota secretary of state on Monday called the election performance of a key partner — the U.S. Postal Service — “very much improved.”

The North Dakota Public Service Commission on Wednesday approved a proposed power line over the objection of one commissioner who questioned the need for the project.