Oklahoma’s U.S. Representatives saw no problem recently in approving a proposal to speed the deployment of self-driving cars without human controls. The House unanimously voted in support of a move to put the federal government in regulation of the self-driving cars and barred states from blocking development of the vehicles. Representative Doris Matsui said the …
Look for the U.S. House to consider some amendments of Oklahoma congressman Markwayne Mullin to reject Obama era protections this week as Representatives decided on fiscal 2018 spending by the Interior Department and the Environmental Protection Agency. Last Friday, the House rejected efforts to maintain some of those Obama regulations but it never got to …
Tulsa-based Unit Corporation recently announced that David T. Merrill was promoted to Chief Operating Officer. Merrill, who formerly served as Unit Corporation’s Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the company and its operating segments, according to a company press release. Merrill joined the company in …
French chemical conglomerate, Arkema SA, was sued in Harris County District Court on Thursday by seven police, fire and emergency service workers alleging they sustained severe injuries resulting from an explosion at the company’s facility in Crosby, Texas following Hurricane Harvey. The lawsuit seeks more than $1 million in damages. The plaintiffs claim that Arkema …
Oklahoma state legislators are trying to figure out a solution to House Bill 2433, a newly minted tax bill that has undesirable financial consequences for the trucking industry. “Nobody in the House caught it. Nobody in the Senate caught it,” said Representative Bobby Cleveland. “The governor’s office didn’t catch it. Nobody caught it.” After budget negotiations were at an impasse …
Domestic crude oil prices fell on Friday as U.S. refineries saw a slow recovery from flooding due to Hurricane Harvey, according to Bloomberg MarketWatch. October West Texas Intermediate crude fell $1.61, or 3.3%, to settle at $47.48 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. For the week, WTI rose 0.4% to score the first weekly …
Before Hurricane Irma became the second major hurricane to hit the U.S. in two weeks on Friday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency extended a fuel waiver for 38 states through the end of the month. The waiver focuses on summer reformulated fuel requirements through Sept. 30 said EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt in an interview. “It was …
Oklahomans in the U.S. House were busy this past week dealing with numerous energy-related issues. Dozens of amendments connected to the EPA had to be dealt with before the Representatives could start their weekend, according to Politico’s Morning Energy Report. Here’s how the ME Report laid out what happened. “House lawmakers churned through about …
A new analysis by the Clean Energy trust shows the number of people now working in clean energy industries throughout the Midwest is nearly 600,000 or a 5 percent increase since 2015. Oklahoma was not included in the 12 states considered to be the Midwest. But the job growth was seen in renewable energy generation, …
The Norman-based environmental group, Earth Rebirth is attempting to make an impact far beyond central Oklahoma and the state. The non-profit has a goal of establishing a garden at every school in Norman and have each garden sell food to their own cafeteria supplier as a revenue source for the classroom. Its main focus is …
