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Study finds air pollution and GHG costs of crude-by-rail nearly 2x pipeline costs; much larger than spill and accidents costs

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Their estimations were also based on The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s 2015 study. The total estimated air pollution and greenhouse gas damages for oil shipped by rail from North Dakota in 2014 exceed $420 million. 23852 doi: 10.3386/w23852.

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US demand for petroleum, gasoline rose in January; highest January deliveries since 2008

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from January 2015 to average 8.8 compared with January 2015. from January 2015 to average 9.2 However, North Dakota year over year production continued to decline for the fifth consecutive month from record high levels. Crude oil imports increased 8% from January 2015 to 7.7 from January 2015.

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USDA: $210M to be invested in renewable fuel pump infrastructure through the Biofuel Infrastructure Partnership

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In May 2015, USDA announced the availability of $100 million in grants through the BIP, and that to apply states and private partners match the federal funding by a 1:1 ratio. USDA received applications requesting more than $130 million, outpacing the $100 million that is available.

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DOE selects 2 projects to demonstrate feasibility of enhanced water recovery; producing usable water from CO2 storage sites

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The two projects were competitively selected from the five Brine Extraction Storage Test (BEST) projects awarded in September 2015. The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected two projects that will test emerging enhanced water recovery (EWR) technologies for their potential to produce useable water from CO 2 storage sites. cost share).

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J.D. Power: Majority of EV owners are intent on purchasing another one in the future

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Regionally, satisfaction with the availability of public charging infrastructure is highest in the West (616) and lowest in the West North Central region (563), which includes Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota. The study was fielded in October-November 2020.

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USDA announces state finalists for $100M Biofuel Infrastructure Partnership for pumps with higher ethanol blends

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Since announcing the program in May 2015, the US. North Carolina. North Dakota. South Dakota. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) received applications requesting more than $130 million, outpacing the $100 million that is available. Pennsylvania. Virginia-Maryland. West Virginia.

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Study finds road conditions in US states worsening in important categories

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North Dakota ranks first in the Annual Highway Report’s overall performance and cost-effectiveness rankings of state highway systems for the second year in a row. North Dakota’s rural and urban Interstate pavement conditions both rank in the top 10 and the state has kept its per-mile costs down.