Local Government News
Hoeven Secures Over $5 Million For CO2 Sequestration & Monitoring at Largest Coal-Based CCUS Project in The World
Senator John Hoeven has announced a $5.1 million award to advance carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) monitoring at the Great Plains Synfuels Plant. The project, led by the Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC), aims to support the expansion of CCUS at the Dakota Gasification Company’s Great Plains Synfuels Plant, making it the largest coal-based CCUS project utilizing geologic storage globally."This $5.1 million award is a crucial investment in the future of CCUS and baseload power," stated Senator Hoeven. "Under this project, EERC is developing...
Sen. Cramer: EPA Announces More Than $80 Million for Water Infrastructure Upgrades Across North Dakota
BISMARCK – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced more than $80 million in funding to support water infrastructure upgrade projects in communities across North Dakota. The EPA's latest announcement awarded $28.6 million from the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund to the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality’s State Revolving Fund (SRF) Program. These resources were allocated in the fully paid-for Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which has provided nearly $175 million for North Dakota’s SRF program over the last three years. The SRF...