** President Joe Biden will restore two sprawling national monuments in Utah that have been at the center of a long-running public lands dispute, and a separate marine conservation area in New England that recently has been used for commercial fishing. Environmental protections at all three monuments had been stripped by former President Donald Trump. ** A …
October 8, 2021 archive
Rep. Mullin helped honor Utah conservation efforts
Oklahoma Congressman Markwayne Mullin recently took part in a conservation event entitled “One Utah Summit” where he helped honor the state for its conservation efforts. Rep. Mullin joined Republican Reps. Dan Newhouse and Chris Stewart, both leaders of the Congressional Western Caucus in presenting commemorative copies of a resolution to Utah Department of Agriculture …
Counties in Eastern Kansas plan restrictions on solar farms
Two counties in eastern Kansas are considering new regulations putting restrictions on solar farms after NextEra Energy Resources announced plans for one of the largest solar farms in the nation. E & E News reports that leaders in Johnson and Douglas Counties, locations near Lawrence and Kansas City were prompted by NextEra’s proposed 320-megawatt …
Men fined for using Oklahoma company’s pipeline for target practice
Two years after two men used a Minnesota pipeline owned by Magellan Midstream Partners of Oklahoma for target practice, causing a massive diesel fuel leak, they were ordered by a federal judge to pay $1.1 million in damages. It was in 2019 when the two men shot at the line causing a leak of …
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