DES MOINES, Iowa, June 2 -- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig issued the following news: Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig and ten other elected Commissioners of Agriculture from around the country recently raised concerns with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) about the biomass-based diesel volumes in the proposed Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) rulemaking for 2023 through 2025. The coalition, led by Secretary Naig, also includes the elected commissioners from Alabama, Georg  more

DULUTH, Minnesota, June 2 -- Minnesota Power, a division of Allete, issued the following news release: To help ensure a reliable and resilient grid that can expand in the future, Minnesota Power this week outlined planned upgrades to its high-voltage, direct-current (HVDC) transmission system that delivers renewable wind energy from its Bison Wind Energy Center in North Dakota to customers in Minnesota. Minnesota Power, an operating division of ALLETE (NYSE:ALE), is filing a Certificate of Nee  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, June 2 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news on June 1, 2023 and a letter: Gov. Doug Burgum is planning to deploy approximately 100 North Dakota National Guard members to Texas to help secure the U.S.-Mexico border in support of Operation Lone Star. Today's announcement comes in response to a request made by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in a May 16 letter asking for states to send available resources to combat illegal activity at the border and ensure  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, May 31 (TNSper) -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news: Gov. Doug Burgum has reappointed University of North Dakota student Sadie Hanson to a second one-year term as the student representative on the state Board of Higher Education. Hanson graduated from UND earlier this month with bachelor's degrees in marketing and public affairs and is pursuing her master's degree in public administration while also working as a social media and marketing inte  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, June 1 -- The North Dakota National Guard issued the following news: The North Dakota National Guard's 957th Engineer Company (Multi-Role Bridge) will conduct field training exercises 2-14 June 2023, in the Kimball Bottoms area near the Missouri River, south of Bismarck. The N.D. National Guard reminds the public to be aware of the training activities and to use extreme caution when in the area, since there will be increased vehicle and boat traffic during unit training  more