The imminent inauguration of Joe Biden as president has many who care about energy in North Dakota wondering what his administration will tackle first as it seeks a cleaner environment.
The Daily Yonder In The Northern Great Plains, a Search for Ways to Protect Drinking Water from Fossil Fuel Industry Pollution North Dakota’s water supplies are at risk from contaminants from fracking wastewater, but residents are fighting back.
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Saltwater leaking into a stream from a massive saltwater spill from an underground pipeline on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation near Mandaree, North Dakota in 2014. Scientists say wastewater spills from oil development in western North Dakota are releasing toxins into soils and waterways. In a report published in 2016, Duke University researchers said they detected high levels of lead, ammonium and other contaminants in surface waters affected by wastewater spills in the Bakken oilfield region. (AP Photo/Tyler Bell, File)
Nominee for EPA Administrator, Michael Regan, speaks at the Queen theater on December 19, 2020 in Wilmington, DE. President-elect Joe Biden announced his climate and energy team that will advance an ambitious agenda to address issues of climate change. (Photo by Joshua Roberts/Getty Images)
President-elect Joe Biden has named his new environment team. But what can they realistically achieve and are they ambitious enough?
Evan Weber, co-founder and political director of the Sunrise Movement. (@evanlweber)
Lisa DeVille, member of the Three Affiliated Tribes. She helped create the Fort Berthold Protectors of Water and Earth Rights, a grassroots group. Member of the Dakota Resource Council.