Fifteen years after North Dakota began funding research aimed at revitalizing growth in the state's lignite industry, all but one project has been abandoned or yielded little more than expensive ...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Fifteen years after North Dakota began funding research aimed at revitalizing growth in the state’s lignite industry, all but one project has been abandoned or yielded little ...

BISMARCK – As environmentalists decried the decision, North Dakota’s lignite coal industry welcomed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s decision Friday to classify coal ash as non-hazardous ...

Lloyd Omdahl’s recent column calls for the death of the state’s lignite industry. He presented a list of Democratic talking points and a thinly veiled threat that “if North Dakota won’t close the ...

Amid evolving global energy landscapes and shifting policy tides, North Dakota's lignite coal industry stands as a bastion of stability and innovation. As the president and CEO of the Lignite Energy ...

Lignite is noted primarily for its low heating value relative to bituminous coals, typically in the range of 6,200-7,200 Btu/lb. The low heating value is due largely to high moisture content. Now a ...

North Dakota's lignite industry will pump even more dollars into the economy this year than in recent years, making it one of the state's primary economic performers. Larry Leistritz, a North Dakota ...

STANTON, N.D. - It took hundreds of workers nearly three years to build a coal-fired plant near Stanton. A small crew out of Houston will make it disappear in half the time. When it was built in the ...

Legislation before the North Dakota Legislature would set aside $500,000 for a contingency fund in case the state goes to court to fight environmental laws threatening the state's lignite industry.

North Dakota "is very seriously considering" a legal fight — separate from other states — against new federal rules designed to cut greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. power plants, Attorney General ...