March 2016 archive

Sen. Inhofe to Lead Budget Hearing into Nuclear Regulatory Commission

U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe and others on the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will hold a hearing April 6 into the President’s proposed 2017 budget for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
It will begin at 9 a.m. Oklahoma time as Sen. Inh…

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More Proof of EPA Continuing to Use Private Email Servers to Avoid Openness

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton isn’t the only one accused of using private e-mail servers while with the U.S. government. The legal watchdog, Energy and Environment Legal Institute says a recent Freedom of Information Act request to …

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Stillwater to Get Nonstop Air Service to DFW

For the first time since 1984, the Stillwater Regional Airport will get scheduled passenger airline service beginning this summer. New nonstop flights from Stillwater to Dallas-Ft. Worth International Airport will begin Aug. 23, according to an announc…

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Wildfire Leaves Nearly 70-mile Long Path of Destruction

With 40 to 50 mph winds in the forecast on Wednesday, a massive wildfire that started in northern Oklahoma on Tuesday burned out of control into southern Kansas. The wildfire left a path of destruction estimated at 70 miles in length, according to John…

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Wind Coalition Responds to Billboard Attacks with Robocall Campaign

What started as a billboard campaign waged by an oil and gas group against the wind credits for the wind industry in Oklahoma turned into a robocall campaign led by the Wind Coalition in response to the attack by the oil industry.
“Hi I’m Jeff C…

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Wind Coalition Responds to Billboard Attacks with Robocall Campaign

What started as a billboard campaign waged by an oil and gas group against the wind credits for the wind industry in Oklahoma turned into a robocall campaign led by the Wind Coalition in response to the attack by the oil industry.
“Hi I’m Jeff Clark w…

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Chesapeake Won’t Settle with Fort Worth in Royalty Fight

While Oklahoma City-based Chesapeake Energy returned to court Wednesday morning in a fight over natural gas royalty payments to the city of Fort Worth while the city reached a $6 million settlement with Chesapeake’s partner, Total, a branch of th…

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Chesapeake Won’t Settle with Fort Worth in Royalty Fight

While Oklahoma City-based Chesapeake Energy returned to court Wednesday morning in a fight over natural gas royalty payments to the city of Fort Worth while the city reached a $6 million settlement with Chesapeake’s partner, Total, a branch of the Fren…

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$25 million in Trolleys for MAPS 3 Bought by OKC

The city of Oklahoma City made the leap this week, committing to a nearly $25 million purchase of five trolleys for a proposed downtown streetcar system as part of a MAPS 3 project. It was a unanimous vote by the council on Tuesday to make the purchase…

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Completion Reports March 23, 2016

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