2016 archive

Murphy to Seek Re-Election at Corporation Commission

Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Dana Murphy says she is going to seek re-election to a second full term in office, telling supporters in a March 1 letter, “This journey has resulted in a very clear answer to pursue re-election.”
She wrote supporters…

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Texas Sues EPA for 24th Time in Obama Administration History

For a 24th time, the state of Texas has sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in a fight over the regulatory efforts of the Obama administration since 2009. This time, Texas filed suit over the Regional Haze State Implementation Plan or S…

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Texas Sues EPA for 24th Time in Obama Administration History

For a 24th time, the state of Texas has sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in a fight over the regulatory efforts of the Obama administration since 2009. This time, Texas filed suit over the Regional Haze State Implementation Plan or SIP, th…

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Senate Passes Pipeline Safety Bill—–US House has Yet to Act

While U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe and others on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee pressure the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to finish proposing safety rules required under a 5-year old law, the senate’s given…

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Senate Passes Pipeline Safety Bill—–US House has Yet to Act

While U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe and others on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee pressure the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to finish proposing safety rules required under a 5-year old law, the senate’s given unani…

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Taxpayers Footing Cleanup at Old Boeing Plant in Wichita

It won’t be Boeing coughing up the millions to pay for pollution cleanup at one of its old aircraft plants in Wichita, Kansas. Instead, the U.S. government has agreed to pay Boeing $32.2 million in settlement of a lawsuit filed by Boeing as it sought t…

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New Oil Pay Zone Found in West Central Texas

A Dallas-based energy company says it drilled six straight wells in Coleman County, Texas and hit six straight times. International Western Petroleum, Inc. of Irving recently completed the 6-well drilling program on 220 acres in the county locat…

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New Oil Pay Zone Found in West Central Texas

A Dallas-based energy company says it drilled six straight wells in Coleman County, Texas and hit six straight times. International Western Petroleum, Inc. of Irving recently completed the 6-well drilling program on 220 acres in the county located sou…

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Old Environmental Lawsuit Resurrected by New Mexico Supreme Court

The New Mexico Supreme Court has overturned a lower court ruling in a lawsuit filed by residents against Shell Oil Co. several years ago. The high court says the lower court was wrong to prevent residents of a southeastern New Mexico neighborhood…

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Old Environmental Lawsuit Resurrected by New Mexico Supreme Court

The New Mexico Supreme Court has overturned a lower court ruling in a lawsuit filed by residents against Shell Oil Co. several years ago. The high court says the lower court was wrong to prevent residents of a southeastern New Mexico neighborhood from …

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