Democrat PSC candidates question attorney’s safety stance

By: Jeff Beach

Outlets: North Dakota Monitor

Published: July 28, 2026

Words: 813

Last Updated: 6 days, 10 hours ago

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Democratic candidates for North Dakota Public Service Commission say recent statements by a PSC attorney about pipeline safety point to larger problems in state government.

PSC attorney Zachary Pelham told a judge that the agency can’t consider public safety when evaluating the route of an interstate hazardous liquid pipeline in North Dakota.

John Pederson and Scot Kelsh, Democrats who are challenging Republican incumbents for two positions on the PSC, took issue with those …

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