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The oil and gas industry on Native lands — economic impacts, environmental concerns, and tribal energy policy.
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Land and oil

‘Big Muddy’: North Dakota approaches deadline in high-stakes MHA oil tax lawsuit

Attorneys muck through state, tribal claims for Missouri River mineral rights
Talli Nauman
Landowner Rights
Native landlords appeal to 8th Circuit for entry into Tesoro pipeline trespass
Fort Berthold Reservation stakeholders: ‘The United States is not adequately representing the interests of the allottees’
By Jodi Rave Spotted Bear
Plains Pipeline
Opinion
Next secretary of the Interior should elevate allotted landowner rights
Will Burgum prioritize the interests of all tribes and Indian people, or will his policies favor wealthy oil-rich tribes and perpetuate the exploitation of individual Allottee landowners?
By Todd Hall
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Oil industry forecasts modest production from Bakken-Three Forks shale, spotlight on technology to spur development
North Dakota’s annual petroleum gathering welcomes new regulator, not regulations
By Grace Fiori and Grace Fiori
Rough Rider Center
Fort Berthold Reservation allotted landowners seek intervention in Tesoro Pipeline lawsuit
Government interior
Enbridge oil pipeline construction ruptured an aquifer
It’s the fourth confirmed breach along the Line 3 pipeline route in Minnesota
Associated Press
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