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WILLISTON, N.D.—Notices will be going out next week from Williams County in the far northwest part of North Dakota telling crew camp operators who don't comply with county ordinances that they have 90 days to return their properties to compliance or cease operation and return...

BISMARCK—The geology of western North Dakota provides an ideal place to dispose of waste saltwater from oil production, according to Ed Murphy, state geologist for North Dakota. Induced seismic activity, earthquakes brought about by human actions, has made news in Oklahoma recently....

BISMARCK—Five rules governing oil work sites have been delayed by an interim committee with the likelihood they will not be implemented this construction season. "Now, we'll have lost a construction season," said Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem, a member of the North Dakota...

BISMARCK -- Falling commodity prices and state budget cuts may be prompting some North Dakotans to fear a case of deja vu is coming on. In some ways, the economic slowdown the state is now experiencing mirrors what it went through in the 1980s. That era saw oil prices and farm incomes...

BISMARCK – Proposed fines against oil companies will get more scrutiny from the North Dakota Industrial Commission on Monday, but the discussion will occur behind closed doors. The Industrial Commission agenda for Monday includes discussion of six complaints against oil companies...