Oklahoma Congressman Kevin Hern suggests the President in his budget submitted to congress is proposing spending on anything he can think especially Green New Deal priorities. In a statement, the Tulsa Republication said the President’s budget request includes “exorbitant” spending for Green New Deal priorities while failing to address the ongoing economic fallout …
April 10, 2021 archive
Rep. Mullin says Biden’s latest plan is not about infrastructure
Oklahoma Congressman Markwayne Mullin has come out attacking President Biden’s $2.3 trillion road and bridge plan, stating, “It’s not about infrastructure.” It’s what he wrote in a weekend newsletter to his constituents. The Republican Representative called it a wishlist. “In short, this latest plan has little to do with fixing our roads and bridges …
Oklahoma might challenge Interior Department yanking enforcement on reservation land
A recent decision by the U.S. Interior Department to remove Oklahoma’s authority over enforcement of coal mining regulations in the Muscogee (Creek) Reservation following a 2020 U.S. Supreme Court decision affected at least two state agencies. The move, based on the justices 5-4 McGirt decision which overturned a state criminal conviction because the crime …
Oil remains below $60 while Oklahoma energy stocks struggle
Crude oil prices slipped in US trading on Friday while they rose in overseas markets. West Texas Intermediate crude oil fell 28 cents to $59.32 a barrel for a loss of 0.47% in trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Global benchmark Brent crude rose 15 cents to $63.05, a gain of 0.24% in ICE …
Energy news in brief
** -The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Friday said it will allow Energy Transfer’s Dakota Access oil pipeline to keep running, after an environmental permit was scrapped last year, a blow to activists who wanted to see the line shut. ** The Treasury Department estimates its plan to end subsidies for fossil fuel companies would …