** A filing with the Securities Exchange Commission shows ONEOK director Mark W. Helderman of Tulsa acquired another 6,000 shares in the company. He acquired the 6,094 shares at a value of $73.951 each, giving him ownership of 10,000 shares in the company. Helderman is a retired Managing Director and Co-Portfolio Manager at Sasco Capital Inc.
** North Dakota regulators approve a plan to speed up investments in natural gas transportation and processing in hopes of reducing wasteful flaring.
** As his company moved toward bankruptcy, former Murray Energy CEO Robert Murray earmarked nearly $1 million to fund efforts to cast doubt on climate change.
** Iowa’s only waste-to-energy power plant receives upgrades to prevent wear from changes in the waste stream.
** South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem proposes revisions to a state “riot-boosting” law that critics say specifically targets pipeline protests.
** U.S. House Democrats unveil a bill aiming to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions from public lands by 2040, including halting fossil fuel production for at least one year.
** Missoula, Montana, city council members are skeptical of a NorthWestern Energy’s plan to convert more than 1,800 street lights to LEDs.
** Las Cruces, New Mexico’s city council approves an agreement to bring more solar energy generating facilities to the city as part of its transition to 100% renewable energy.