(The Center Square) – Nearly a year after a nine-person jury found Greenpeace liable for $667 million in damages in a case related to the Dakota Access Pipeline, a North Dakota judge has said the environmental organization will soon be ordered to make good on the damages.
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Winter weather to disrupt U.S. gas production, increase prices
Fri, 23 Jan 2026(The Center Square) – Widespread extreme cold is expected to restrict the production of natural gas in the U.S. in the coming days, with supply disruptions likely in key shale basins that could cut average daily output by about 10%, industry analysts say.The price of benchmark natural gas futures at Henry Hub in Louisiana... Read more
AGs call on 'climate cartel' to uphold consumer protections
Thu, 22 Jan 2026(The Center Square) – Six state attorneys general called on the nonprofit climate company Ceres, Inc. to halt all conduct they say is in violation of antitrust and consumer protection laws.
The attorneys general, led by Florida Attorney General... Read more
Study: Interest rises in AI tools in education
Thu, 01 Jan 2026(The Center Square) – Artificial intelligence tools for education continue to grow, according to a new study by One Click Human, a web-based platform designed to make AI-generated text sound natural and human-written.
The study analyzed Google search... Read more
(The Center Square) - A coalition of 18 attorneys general called on the nonprofit group As You Sow to end activities that may violate antitrust and consumer protection laws.
As You Sow, a nonprofit shareholder advocacy organization founded in... Read more
In last four years, five northern states saw most illegal crossings
Thu, 04 Dec 2025(The Center Square) – Under the Biden administration, the greatest number of illegal border crossers at the U.S.-Canada border were reported in U.S. history, breaking records nearly every month for four years, The Center Square first reported.
While record... Read more
(The Center Square) – Americans can now wager on sports results through Fanatics Predicts in 24 states that have not allowed legal sports wagering including California, Texas, Georgia, Washington and more.
National sportsbooks including FanDuel, DraftKings and Fanatics announced... Read more
U.S. oil output rose to record high in September
Wed, 03 Dec 2025(The Center Square) – U.S. oil production rose by 44,000 barrels per day to a record 13.84 million barrels per day in September, driven by a sharp increase in New Mexico and Alaska.The 0.3% rise represented the fourth consecutive month of record output, Energy Information Administration data shows. Production also showed growth in Oklahoma... Read more
Vermont looks to encourage legal immigration pathways
Mon, 17 Nov 2025North Dakota turns to legal immigration to solve workforce shortage
Wed, 01 Oct 2025(The Center Square) - North Dakota is incentivizing legal immigration to recruit workers and address the workforce shortages affecting the state.
In August 2025, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce categorized North Dakota on its worker shortage index... Read more
(The Center Square) – Half of U.S. states don’t have enough money to cover their bills, according to a new report published by the nonprofit Chicago-based Truth in Accounting.
At the end of fiscal 2024, 25 states were unable... Read more
AtmosClear signs long-term deal with ExxonMobil for carbon storage
Fri, 26 Sep 2025(The Center Square) – AtmosClear has signed a 15-year deal with ExxonMobil to handle, transport and store biogenic CO2 produced and captured at the company’s planned carbon capture facility at the Port of Baton Rouge.
Beginning in 2029, AtmosClear,... Read more
(The Center Square) – Louisiana and four other state public service commissions have filed a formal complaint against the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, accusing the grid operator of reliance on “patently unreasonable” assumptions to justify $22 billion worth of transmission projects in its long-range planning portfolio.
... Read moreReport: States are increasingly taking election integrity measures
Wed, 03 Sep 2025(The Center Square) – Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson have taken up Texas’ fight to enforce its immigration law.
The two prosecutors, both from states where points of entry from other counties... Read more
(The Center Square) − Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill joined 24 other Republican attorneys general Monday in backing President Donald Trump's executive order aimed at halting federal funding for sex change procedures on minors, marking the state's latest push in a broader legal fight over transgender care.
... Read more(The Center Square) – Rescue and recovery personnel from 13 states are assisting Texas with recovery efforts in the aftermath of a deadly July 4 flash flood event that killed at least 119, with at least 173 reported missing.
... Read more(The Center Square) – Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem spoke in Detroit over the weekend, discussing how the Trump administration is working to secure America’s northern border with Canada.
Noem said that steps have already been taken... Read more
(The Center Square) – Of the 14 northern border states that share a land or water border with Canada, the greatest number of apprehensions of illegal border crossers were reported in New York, Washington and Vermont during the Biden administration, according to the latest data released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
... Read moreU.S. senators seek details about military intelligence capabilities
Mon, 05 May 2025(The Center Square) - U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, is part of a bipartisan effort to get information about military intelligence technology.
In a letter to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Kelly and other senators ask for details regarding... Read more











