A bill to put restrictions on towns, cities and counties from suing oil and gas companies over climate change is making its way through the Kansas legislature and it has the backing of the Kansas Chamber of Commerce. It would require local governments including school boards to get the state attorney general’s approval before hiring …
A Missouri legislator thinks utilities should not be allowed to use ratepayers money to pay for electric car charging stations. Sen. Doug Libla, a Republican from Poplar Bluff has introduced Senate Bill 825 to prohibit utilities from using money from customers to pay for their neighbors’ electric cars. According to the Missouri …
The issue of old wind turbine blades and how to dispose of them is becoming a growing challenge for the wind industry, as well as states. As we’ve reported recently, the state of Wyoming is considering a ban of disposing the blades in landfills. E & E news reports one company in Iowa has …
** New Mexico Republicans issued warnings about the dangers of dependence on oil and gas during a debate on the state’s main budget bill. ** Arizona’s governor is expected to sign a bill barring cities from imposing natural gas bans in new buildings. ** Proposed legislation in Wyoming would impose new low-carbon electricity generation standards, encouraging utilities to equip coal-fired power plants with carbon …
A Colorado-based highway construction joint venture and the Arkansas Department of Transportation are fighting over who must pay for an additional $11 million in costs over a stalled $100.6 million project to build a new bridge on Interstate 40 over the White River. The joint venture, which includes Parson Construction Co. and CJ …
Oklahoma regulators have signed off on the $2 billion wind plan proposed by Public Service Company of Oklahoma. Corporation Commissioners voted Wednesday to support the plan to add 675 megawatts of energy from three wind farms in northern and western Oklahoma to serve the utility’s customers. PSO will own a share of the three wind …
Lindsay’s Casillas Operating LLC has had some big success in the SCOOP with at least one well producing more than 1,700 barrels of oil a day and three sister wells producing 1,300 barrels a day. Completion reports show the Flash 1-8-5mxh, located at 17 1S 3W in Carter county had production of 1,708 barrels …
