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Few wells being drilled in N.D. national grasslands compared to private, reservation lands
An array of solar panels glisten in the sun outside Cannon Ball, N.D., located on the north side of the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, where the grand opening for the project was held on Friday, July 26, 2019. The project was motivated in part by the controversial Dakota Access pipeline that was built over the objections of Native American leaders and others. The solar project is meant as a first step toward clean energy independence and a way to power all 12 of the reservation communities. (AP Photo/Dave Kolpack)
Few wells are being drilled on federal surface in the Dakota Praire Grasslands in North Dakota compared to the Fort Berthold Reservation as well as the extensive drilling on private lands in the state.read more