ND official: More environment protections needed

Published September 25, 2014 2:31am ET



DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) — A top North Dakota public health official told a meeting of energy company representatives in Dickinson on Wednesday that more needs to be done to ensure environmental protections in the state amid its oil boom.

“Drill. Develop. Let’s get that oil, but let’s get it in a responsible manner,” said Dave Glatt, head of the state Department of Health’s environmental health division. He was one of several speakers at the annual meeting of the North Dakota Petroleum Council, a lobbying group.

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