JAMESTOWN — A team of North Dakota chapter Citizens’ Climate Lobby (ND CCL) members recently traveled to Washington, D.C., where they participated in CCL’s national conference and met with the offices of U.S. Sens. John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer, as well as Rep. Julie Fedorchak. Olivia Schloegel of Jamestown, Moones Alamooti, Ph.D., of Grand Forks and Elizabeth Dorn and Richard Skarie of Minneapolis brought a local and solutions-oriented perspective to discussions on energy, infrastructure, and climate resilience.

Meetings with congressional office staff built on previous conversations and the team revisited

key topics relevant to North Dakota’s energy future. Among the issues discussed were the advancement of geothermal technologies, strengthening grid infrastructure, reforming permitting

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