May 9, 2016 archive

DEQ Taking Comments or Requests for State Implementation Plan Under Clean Air Act

  Oklahoma’s Department of Environmental Quality says it is taking public comments and any requests for a public hearing on a proposed Infrastructure State Implementation Plan under the Clean Air Act. The SIP is for the 2012 Primary Fine Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standard. The DEQ will take requests for hearing until 10 …

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Legislator Wants Study of New Turnpikes and Spending of Taxes

One Oklahoma legislator wants a new study on the viability of new turnpikes in the state. Rep. Lewis Moore, R-Edmond wants the study done on turnpikes, the distribution of motor fuel taxes, motor vehicle taxes and what he calls an end to the “cross pledging” of turnpikes “so we can keep the original promise to …

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