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A Closer Look with the Monitor

Craig Blumenshine

This weekly podcast will highlight how policy decisions affect North Dakota residents.

Host Craig Blumenshine from Prairie Public will speak with North Dakota Monitor journalists about their reporting, giving listeners a closer look at major topics in the news, from education and state policy to energy and agriculture topics.

New episodes every Friday.

For more information, visit www.northdakotamonitor.com/podcasts

Subscribe to A Closer Look with the Monitor on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube.

North Dakota Monitor

This weekly podcast will highlight how policy decisions affect North Dakota residents.

Host Craig Blumenshine from Prairie Public will speak with North Dakota Monitor journalists about their reporting, giving listeners a closer look at major topics in the news, from education and state policy to energy and agriculture topics.

New episodes every Friday.

For more information, visit www.northdakotamonitor.com/podcasts

Subscribe to A Closer Look with the Monitor on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube.

North Dakota Monitor
9hr 46min
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February 6, 202626min 31sec24.03 MB
Thumbnail for "Digging into Bismarck’s past".
September 4, 202610min 55sec11.01 MB
Thumbnail for "At the checkout and the Capitol: SNAP changes and North Dakota’s special session".
August 28, 202622min 51sec21.6 MB
Thumbnail for "Tackling technology in schools".
August 21, 202621min 45sec22.8 MB
Thumbnail for "North Dakota fair housing organization in limbo".
August 14, 202612min 20sec13.25 MB
Thumbnail for "Record demand for food assistance".
August 7, 202619min 15sec17.66 MB
Thumbnail for "Revealing a mammoth find".
July 31, 202615min 22sec18.43 MB
Thumbnail for "North Dakota tackles AI regulation".
July 24, 202613min 18sec12.99 MB
Thumbnail for "Challenges to dairy and pipeline permits".
July 17, 202616min 3sec16.66 MB
Thumbnail for "Military Gallery construction stalls".
July 10, 202612min 6sec11 MB
Thumbnail for "Amplifying Indigenous history at the Roosevelt library".
July 3, 202610min 25sec10.72 MB
Thumbnail for "JETx at a crossroads: Court challenge and permit approval".
June 26, 202615min 44sec15.53 MB
Thumbnail for "Planning for a nuclear future".
June 18, 202619min 3sec18.19 MB
Thumbnail for "Energy research and a quiet constitutional vote".
June 5, 202616min 24sec15.27 MB
Thumbnail for "ND primary: Ballots, signatures and political influence".
May 29, 202618min 50sec19.8 MB
Thumbnail for "Federal funding proposal threatens North Dakota tribal colleges".
May 22, 202613min 52sec13.22 MB
Thumbnail for "Seeking solutions for rural grocery stores, food deserts".
May 15, 202613min 38sec12.77 MB
Thumbnail for "Tackling North Dakota’s workforce shortage with higher education, rural housing".
May 8, 202621min 25sec23.76 MB
Thumbnail for "Lawmaker financial disclosure forms".
May 1, 202617min 37sec17.27 MB
Thumbnail for "Oil prices and impact on North Dakota drilling".
April 24, 202617min 27sec17.11 MB
Thumbnail for "Voting rights and criminal records in North Dakota".
April 17, 202612min 27sec11.9 MB
Thumbnail for "Drilling discovery: 75 years of North Dakota oil".
April 10, 202618min 6sec17.05 MB
Thumbnail for "Drug companies bring challenge of North Dakota law to federal court".
April 3, 202617min 50sec16.83 MB
Thumbnail for "Data center developments and previewing the NDGOP convention".
March 27, 202626min 10sec23.93 MB
Thumbnail for "North Dakota property tax credit popular but new budget cap causing some headaches".
March 20, 202612min 19sec12.03 MB
Thumbnail for "Royalties and Roughrider Coin: Questions for North Dakota economy".
March 13, 202620min 13sec20.38 MB
Thumbnail for "Catching up on Greenpeace case, previewing the Dem convention".
March 6, 202616min 20sec15.89 MB
Thumbnail for "Legal immigration changes, delays and calls for reform".
February 27, 202611min 18sec10.81 MB
Thumbnail for "Ag industry watches cattle Ponzi scheme, crop insurance change".
February 20, 202616min 58sec20.13 MB
Thumbnail for "North Dakota courts see trickle of ICE detention lawsuits".
February 13, 202614min 35sec14.04 MB
Thumbnail for "North Dakota Legislature sued over term limits ballot measure".
January 30, 202620min 33sec20.43 MB
Thumbnail for "Rural North Dakota hospital seeks lifeline in legislative session".
January 23, 202621min 33sec21.22 MB
Thumbnail for "Setting the stage for the North Dakota special session".
January 16, 202619min 6sec19.01 MB
Thumbnail for "Why North Dakota farmers aren't set up for success in 2026".
January 8, 202624min 2sec21.84 MB

North Dakota landowners prepare for lithium extraction, other emerging industries

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February 6, 202626min 31sec

An unwanted byproduct of North Dakota’s oil field could be the key to unlocking a new industry in the state within the next few years. 

An international company is proposing to begin extracting lithium, a key component of batteries produced for smartphones and other technology, from produced water by the end of 2027. It’s one of at least four similar projects in development in North Dakota.

This week, a group of North Dakota landowners gathered in Bismarck to learn more about critical mineral development in the state and other emerging industries.

North Dakota Monitor reporter Jacob Orledge talks to Craig Blumenshine, producer and host of Prairie Public’s Main Street, about the conference, and how landowners are hoping to be involved early when new projects are proposed.

Orledge also discusses his recent reporting about two fake critical minerals listed in North Dakota law that appear to be inspired by coal company lawyers.

Also, North Dakota Monitor editor Amy Dalrymple joins Craig to talk about voluntary early retirement incentives that are being offered to state employees.

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