With the support of Oklahoma U.S. Sens. Jim Inhofe and James Lankford, David M. Turk won confirmation in the full Senate on Wednesday to be the Deputy Secretary of Energy. The vote was 98-2 for Turk, who served on the National Security Council and in the State Department during the Obama administration and cleared …
The operators of the Wynnewood refinery in Oklahoma now face an even stiffer challenge in their U.S. Supreme Court Renewable Fuel Standard fight over exemptions from mandated biofuels production. The Biden administration and a coalition of biofuels groups filed response briefs on Wednesday in the Supreme Court and backed the ruling by the U.S. …
** Detroit-based Hercules Electric Vehicles is opening a $20 million Series A investment round to support product development, add employees, and scout for locations for facilities to produce components such as solid-state batteries. It is developing an electric sport pickup truck expected to be available late next year. ** Construction is expected to begin soon on a $5 million soybean …
After two years of planning, a new transportation plan targeting Northwest Arkansas with improved highways to be built over the next 25 years has been unveiled. The Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission released its 2045 Metropolitan Transportation Plan. The Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported it will serve as a guide including highways, public transit and bicycle …
While Oklahoma legislators are fighting attempts to allow electric vehicle manufacturers to sell directly to consumers and avoid going through new-car dealerships, the state of Connecticut appears headed in the opposition direction. As OK Energy Today reported this week, a bill in the Oklahoma legislature would reinforce the state law that forbids manufacturers from …
Oklahoma-based Chesapeake Energy is facing a nearly $2 million fine in Pennsylvania by federal and state regulators who claim the firm damaged dozens of wetlands and streams at its gas drilling sites in the state. State Impact Pennsylvania reported a federal complaint filed in Williamsport alleged that Chesapeake caused the environmental damage at 76 …
A U.S. House subcommittee led by Democrats started its investigation this week into the February power outages that hit Texas during the massive winter storm. The hearing on Wednesday turned into more of a debate over the reliability of fossil fuels and renewable energy sources and resulted in little new insight into …
