Farmers and ranchers across North Dakota can now apply for payments to adopt conservation practices aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Winter’s most potent Arctic blast yet is about to unleash dangerously low temperatures that will be the coldest to hit the United States in a year.

President-elect Donald Trump in November tapped former North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum to be interior secretary and to lead the new National Energy Council, which is charged with promoting oil, gas,

“This has nothing to do with climate change,” Burgum said in early March on a North Dakota radio program, as reported by the Associated Press. “This has to do with markets.” Rhetorically, Burgum has had to walk a fine line. Like many ...

Trump's picks to lead four federal agencies testified without the flashes of anger that marked Pete Hegseth and Pam Bondi's earlier showdowns.

WASHINGTON — Former North Dakota Republican Gov. Doug Burgum on Thursday got a step closer to securing his spot as secretary of the Department of the Interior following a rather breezy confirmation hearing before a U.

North Dakota rings in the new year with a ... Some opponents call it a taxpayer-funded climate change boondoggle and some landowner see it as an assault on property rights. A portion of property ...

If confirmed, Burgum would become the chief steward of federal lands. The Interior Department oversees areas that produce about one-quarter of U.S. oil annually.

Doug Burgum, incoming President Donald Trump’s pick for Interior Secretary, told Senators Thursday that the nation's federal lands are “America’s balance sheet.” The North Dakota governor, who comes from a business background, said the lands are national assets like those of any private enterprise.

The interior secretary nominee faced questions during his confirmation hearing about climate change, renewable energy, and plans to expand oil and gas leasing.

Alaska, often referred to as the last frontier, is at the forefront of climate change, with regions experiencing dramatic temperature increases that far exceed global averages. Recent studies have highlighted hotspots of extreme warming across the state,

Temperatures are forecasted to drop below freezing in the upcoming days. Xcel Energy has been preparing for the extreme cold, and they’re offering some tips to help people save energy and stay safe. The company will have additional field crews ready to quickly and safely restore power if there is an outage.