Blake Nicholson

Associated Press

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This Nov. 6, 2013, file photo, shows a warning placard on a tank car carrying crude oil near a loading terminal in Trenton, N.D. North Dakota officials are pressuring the state of Washington to back off from legislation requiring oil shipped by rail to have more of its volatile gases removed. Proponents of the bill awaiting Gov. Jay Inslee's signature say it will boost safety, but North Dakota officials worry it could hamper the nation's No. 2 oil producer. North Dakota's three members of Congress have asked Inslee to veto the bill. North Dakota regulators are considering a lawsuit.

States At Odds Over Oil Train

Proposed legislation requires oil shipped by rail to have more of its volatile gases removed, but not everyone is on board.

State Defends Protest Law

The law allows officials to pursue criminal or civil penalties from demonstrators who encourage violence during a riot.

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Shutdown Affected Bovine TB Case

The source of the disease is still unknown.

This Feb. 13, 2017, aerial file photo shows a site where the final phase of the Dakota Access Pipeline where it crosses beneath the Missouri River in North Dakota, just north of the Standing Rock Reservation in Emmons County in Cannon Ball, N.D. A federal judge is allowing four Native American tribes in the Dakotas to challenge the recent conclusion of federal officials that a Dakota Access oil pipeline spill wouldn't unfairly affect them, further prolonging a court case that has lingered for more than two years.

Tribes Permitted to Challenge Pipeline Study

The tribes contend the Corps has simply rubber-stamped earlier conclusions.

This Feb. 13, 2017, aerial file photo shows a site where the final phase of the Dakota Access Pipeline near the Missouri River took place with boring equipment routing the pipeline underground and across Lake Oahe to connect with the existing pipeline in Emmons County in Cannon Ball, N.D. The developer of the Dakota Access oil pipeline missed a year-end deadline to plant thousands of trees along the pipeline corridor in North Dakota, but the company said it was still complying with a settlement of allegations it violated state rules during construction.

Pipeline Developer Slow on Trees

The company must provide 20,000 trees to county soil conservation districts along the pipeline's 359-mile route across North Dakota.

White House chief economic adviser Larry Kudlow talks with reporters about trade negotiations with China, at the White House, Monday, Dec. 3, 2018, in Washington.

White House Hails China Trade Truce

The question is, what happens at the end of 90 days?

In this July 5, 2018, file photo, eroded hills are shown in Theodore Roosevelt National Park in western North Dakota. Attorneys for North Dakota's Health Department say the agency didn't improperly discount its own concerns about a proposed oil refinery near the park when it permitted the project earlier this year. The department and developer Meridian Energy Group want a state judge to reject a challenge by environmental groups to an air quality permit that allowed the company to begin construction last summer at the Davis Refinery site about 3 miles from the park.

Refinery Near National Park Justified

The company says the refinery will be built with modern technology and will be the 'the cleanest refinery on the planet.'

In this July 5, 2018, file photo, eroded hills are shown in Theodore Roosevelt National Park in western North Dakota. Attorneys for North Dakota's Health Department say the agency didn't improperly discount its own concerns about a proposed oil refinery near the park when it permitted the project earlier this year. The department and developer Meridian Energy Group want a state judge to reject a challenge by environmental groups to an air quality permit that allowed the company to begin construction last summer at the Davis Refinery site about 3 miles from the park.

ND: Permit for Refinery Near National Park Justified

Meridian maintains the Davis Refinery will be built with modern technology and will be the "the cleanest refinery on the planet."

In this Oct. 5, 2016, file photo, heavy equipment is seen at a site where sections of the Dakota Access pipeline were being buried near the town of St. Anthony in Morton County, N.D. The Standing Rock Sioux is challenging new government conclusions that the $3.8 billion Dakota Access oil pipeline poses no significant environmental threats to American Indian tribes in the Dakotas. The Army Corps of Engineers in August finished more than a year of additional study ordered by a federal judge.

Tribe Challenges Pipeline Study

"The corps has conducted a sham process to arrive at a sham conclusion, for the second time," tribal Chairman Mike Faith said in a statement.

This file photo shows a view of the badlands landscape at Theodore Roosevelt National Park near Medora, N.D. Environmental groups opposing the site of an oil refinery being developed near Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota want a judge to reconsider his recent recommendation that state regulators dismiss the groups' challenge.

Ruling Could Remove Roadblock to Oil Refinery

A North Dakota judge concluded that state regulators don't have a say in the site of an $800 million oil refinery.

This July 19, 2018, file photo, shows a sign on property, near southwest Belfield, N.D, for the future home of the Davis Refinery near Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Opponents of an oil refinery planned near Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota are imploring state regulators to give them a chance to explore whether the developer is being truthful about the project's size. Meridian Energy Group maintains it doesn't need a state siting permit because the $800 million Davis Refinery won't have a big enough capacity.

Opponents of Refinery Question Developer

Meridian says the site will have a capacity of 49,500 barrels per day — which is just below the 50,000-barrel threshold that triggers a state review.