A bill by Oklahoma U.S. Rep. Stephanie Bice to upgrade the nation’s severe weather warning system won approval this week in a House Committee hearing. The Committee on Science, Space and Technology marked up unanimously H.R. 5324, the NOAA Weather Radio Modernization Act of 2021. Rep. Bice is the main author of the bill which directs …
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Mullin highlights role nuclear power plays in reducing carbon emissions
During a House subcommittee hearing this week, Oklahoma Congressman Markwayne Mullin highlighted the role nuclear power plays in reducing carbon emissions across the country and warned the U.S. is headed down the same damaging steps taken by Europe. He also questioned the ability of the U.S. to achieve net zero emissions in its electricity …
$406 million Permian Basin acquisition made by Northern Oil and Gas
Northern Oil and Gas based in Minneapolis, Minnesota says it has acquired Permian Basin assets of Veritas Energy, LLC in far West Texas and Southeast New Mexico. The $408.6 million deal involves non-operated oil and gas properties in the Delaware and Midland Basins including some assets operated by Oklahoma-based Devon Energy. Northern said the …
National regulators urge more natural gas coordination after February storm
Nine months after the historic February winter storm left Oklahoma, Texas and other states frozen in the Midwest, U.S. power regulators issued their final report on the great freeze. Their recommendation? Electric grids should do more to strengthen cold weather rules and coordinate with the natural gas industry so the nation doesn’t experience the …
Biden administration targets Trump rule on railway natural gas
A Trump administration rule that would have allowed railroads to haul liquefied natural gas is targeted by federal regulators who want to suspend it. The Associated Press reports the rule had already been on hold over lawsuits filed by 14 states and environmental groups. Click here for AP story.
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