U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer, a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee member, hosted events in North Dakota today with Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan.
Senator Cramer announced today’s visit last week, which serves as a follow up to the senator’s work with Administrator Regan during his confirmation process.
Their day began with a working breakfast where the Administrator received a briefing about Project Tundra, an ongoing effort to install carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) technology at Minnkota Power Cooperative’s Milton R. Young Station near Center, North Dakota. The retrofit of the coal-fired power plant will enable 90 percent of carbon dioxide emissions to be captured and permanently stored underground. This meeting aligns with a commitment Administrator Regan made to Senator Cramer during his confirmation process, where he agreed to consult rural electric cooperatives on EPA regulations.
The morning continued with a listening session convened by Senator Cramer where leaders in the state’s energy and agricultural communities were able to share their insights with the EPA Administrator on a variety of policy decisions the agency is making. The senator and administrator were joined at the listening session by Senator John Hoeven, Representative Kelly Armstrong, Governor Doug Burgum, Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem, Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring, and Environmental Quality Director David Glatt.
Their events concluded with a walking tour in Mandan where they learned about redevelopment efforts in downtown Mandan, including the use of a recent Brownfields assessment grant the EPA awarded to the city last month. The group also included Mandan Mayor Tim Helbling.
News Release: Senator Cramer’s Office
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