The Department of TrustLands is moving ahead with plans to stop publishing notices in local newspapers of oil and gas lease auctions after a lawmaker’s attempt to delay the rule change was defeated in an interim legislative meeting.
The North Dakota agency responsible for managing stateowned minerals is changing how it keeps the public informed, prompting concerns about a lack of transparency ... .
North Dakota’s TrustLandsDepartment will stop publishing oil and gas lease auction notices in newspapers, raising concerns about transparency and public access ... .