In a state with so many pickup truck owners, it’s no surprise that a new survey of electric vehicle use shows Oklahoma with zero growth in the past few years. The survey by IHS Automotive and the Electric Power Research Institute says the Kansas City metro, for the second quarter in a row, experienced …
Two oil companies are among those filing a constitutional challenge to the new cigarette tax that legislators labeled a ‘fee’ to get around the state constitution in the waning days of the legislative session last month. They are Hutchinson Oil Company, LLC of Clinton and Rogers Oil Company headquartered in Blackwell. They joined Philip Morris …
Oil prices ended fairly flat on Thursday resulting a slight drop as investors mulled over the way to approach an unexpected rise in crude supplies, according to Bloomberg Marketwatch. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, July West Texas Intermediate crude fell 8 cents, or 0.2%, to settle at $45.64 a barrel. On London’s ICE Futures Exchange, …
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Oklahoma U.S. Rep. Jim Bridenstine was among those who introduced a bill to beef up what they believe is the outdated space-based remote sensing regulatory system. They call it the American Space Commerce Free enterprise act of 2017, a bill that will improve national security and remove regulatory barriers facing new space companies. Rep. Bridenstine, …
Just weeks after Continental Resources Inc. announced the naming of Tony C. Maranto as the company’s new chief operating officer, he has suddenly resigned. Word of the resignation came in a one-sentence SEC filing made by Continental Resources this week. The resignation by the 57-year old Maranto was effective June 5, just five weeks after …
The drinking water for an estimated 15 million Americans, including some in Oklahoma is contaminated with toxic chemicals according to a new report from The Environmental Working Group. It contends 47 locations exist where toxic chemicals known as PFCs or PFASs have been found in the drinking water. The contaminates are used in Teflon manufacturing …
Friday will be a busy day for Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe as he flies his twin-engine plane across the state. At 11 a.m., he will be in Frederick to host a ribbon-cutting celebrating the completion of the resurfacing of the Frederick Municipal Airport runway. The senator worked with the U.S. Air Force to get …
While wastewater and its links to earthquakes is the news in Oklahoma, in North Dakota, it’s the case of a polluter being caught dumping wastewater into a rancher’s pasture. The North Dakota Industrial Commission voted this week to revoke the permit of Apollo Resources, a company caught intentionally pumping drilling mud and wastewater onto the …
Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe wanted brief answers and he got them this week from U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao who appeared before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee. He raised two concerns including the Trump administration’s proposal to privatize the Federal Aviation Administration’s air traffic control system. “If this becomes a discussion in …
