The public comment period on the U.S. Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) proposed Waste Prevention rule has been extended. Read More »

The Association of Defense Communities and Defense Communities Caucus recently named Grand Forks, North Dakota, a Great American Defense Community. Read More »

With U.S. oil now being exported after the lifting of a decades-old ban, U.S. Rep. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced this week that Israel will be one destination for the renewed shipments. Read More »

U.S. Rep. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) is upset that House and Senate Democrats are bargaining hard for green initiatives in the Omnibus Spending Bill, set for a House vote on Friday. Read More »

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently selected 10 research projects as part of the Recovery of Rare Earth Elements from Coal and Coal Byproducts program, which focuses on obtaining rare earth elements (REE) from coal and coal byproducts through economical and environmentally friendly methods. Read More »

Last week the House of Representatives green-lighted a second National Defense Authorization Act for 2016 (NDAA) after a presidential veto torpedoed Congress’ first attempt at the bill which authorizes U.S. defense spending. Passed in the House by a 370-58 vote margin, the matter will be taken up on Tuesday by the Senate, where the bill is also expected to pass by a wide margin. Read More »