James MacPherson

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A year later, cleanup still going for ND oil spill

A year later, cleanup still going for ND oil spill

James MacPherson · October 20, 2014 8:28 pm

Dalrymple: Value-added energy is state’s ‘future’

Dalrymple: Value-added energy is state’s ‘future’

James MacPherson · October 14, 2014 6:30 pm

Company plans $4B plastic factory in North Dakota

Company plans $4B plastic factory in North Dakota

James MacPherson · October 13, 2014 7:06 pm

ND attorney general settles case with polling firm

ND attorney general settles case with polling firm

James MacPherson · October 2, 2014 12:58 am

FILE - In this June 9, 2014 file photo, natural gas is flared at an oil production facility in Watford City, N.D. North Dakota's unprecedented oil bonanza has boosted salaries throughout the state, though the male-dominated, high-paying energy industry also is widening the wage gap between men and women, the state's demographer said. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

Oil boom widens wage gap between the sexes

James MacPherson · October 1, 2014 8:25 pm

Enbridge delays ND oil pipeline at least a year

Enbridge delays ND oil pipeline at least a year

James MacPherson · September 30, 2014 11:14 pm

Man pleads guilty to illegal wastewater dumping

Man pleads guilty to illegal wastewater dumping

James MacPherson · September 26, 2014 5:48 pm

Oil executive in North Dakota dumping plea deal

Oil executive in North Dakota dumping plea deal

James MacPherson · September 18, 2014 6:59 pm

Firm hasn’t paid ND fine for wastewater violation

Firm hasn’t paid ND fine for wastewater violation

James MacPherson · August 9, 2014 3:15 pm

APNewsBreak: Tribe wants fee on wasted natural gas

APNewsBreak: Tribe wants fee on wasted natural gas

James MacPherson · August 7, 2014 10:39 pm

FILE - In this Dec. 5, 2013 file photo, Russell Girsh motions to his driller to turn the equipment on at an oil rig near Watford City, N.D. Job Service North Dakota data show counties that produced oil last year held nine of the top 10 spots in average annual wages. Research analyst Michael Ziesch says North Dakota's average annual wage increased about 4 percent last year to almost $48,000. Ziesch says the state's average wage still lags behind the national average of just over $49,000. (AP Photo/Williston Herald, Jerry Burnes, File)

State: Oil counties tops in North Dakota wages

James MacPherson · July 9, 2014 5:22 pm

In this Monday, June 9, 2014, natural gas is flared at an oil production facility in Williston, N.D. On Tuesday, July 1, 2014, North Dakota regulators adopted the most stringent rules to date aimed at reducing the amount of natural gas that is burned off and wasted as a byproduct of the state's soaring oil production. The state Industrial Commission unanimously endorsed a policy that sets goals to reduce flaring in incremental steps through 2020. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

ND regulators adopt natural gas flaring rules

James MacPherson · July 1, 2014 9:55 pm