Our press release announcing the Council’s response to the $53 billion Hess–Chevron merger, highlighting the billions in unfunded environmental liabilities that remain unaddressed in North Dakota. This statement was issued to inform the public and media.
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State Government Officials Fail to Manage Oilfield Brine Spills
Produced water spills from oil and gas production have been occurring in North Dakota for decades, rendering patches of farmland unproductive due to the high salt content of the wastewater also known as “brine.” Despite working with oil companies and the Department of Health for years, landowners without connections to...
Salted Lands Council Announces Free Workshop for Mineral and Surface Owners
Salted Lands Council Announces Free Workshop for Mineral and Surface Owners “Unpaid Royalties and Damaged Lands: Answering Questions” BISMARCK, ND – The Dooley Law Office and Salted Lands Council are sponsoring a free workshop for mineral and surface owners on Nov. 20, 2015. United Tribes Technical College of Bismarck, ND is hosting the ...
United Plainsmen v. N.D. State Water Conservation Comm’n, 247 N.W.2d 457 (N.D. 1976)
United Plainsmen Association, a Non-Profit Corporation, Rickford A. Schumann, Gary A. Sprecher, Claude D. Hardmeyer, Randolph Nodland, and Charles E. Perry, all in their individual capacities and as members of the United Plainsmen Association, and the members of the public, Plaintiffs and Appellants v. North Dakota State Water Conservation Commission,...