Comedienne Samantha Bee might have reached a new low in the attack of environmentalists against EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt. Angry over Pruitt’s decision to repeal the Clean Power Plan, she has started a campaign of letters filled with obscenities concluding with the sentence: “Samantha Bee is not a dumb whore.” On the TBS show “Full …
On Monday, highway U-S 81 in Chickasha will be closed from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for railroad work by Union Pacific Railroad. The site will be just north of US 62 and traffic will be detoured on US 62 to SH-92 to SH-37. The Transportation Department is reminding drivers to plan extra time for …
The Federal Communications Commission has started to reform the controversial Lifeline low-income subsidy program, a move applauded by U.S. Sen. James Lankford who had pushed for reforms for years. The FCC voted recently 3-2 to redefine who is eligible for the additional tribal subsidy through the Lifeline Program. The project helps low-income Americans including Native …
The pay of the legislators who make the decisions directly affecting Oklahoma’s energy industry—–wind, coal, electricity and oil and gas—-is being cut. And at least one legislative leader doesn’t like it. The Legislative Compensation Board voted Thursday to reduce the salaries of legislators by 8.8% effective in November 2018. But House Speaker Charles McCall was …
A new federal government report reveals U.S. coal production dropped nearly 19% in 2016 and the same decline was reflected in Oklahoma’s coal mining operations. U.S. production dropped 18.8% year-over-year to 728.4 million short tons, the lowest annual production level since 1979. The report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration indicated the number of mining …
Despite concerns of some residents, the Mustang City Council could not deny a request by Citizen Energy to drill two wells in the city limits. As the Mustang Times reported, the council approved conditional use permits for wells near SW 59 and Frisco Road. “State law dictates city councils cannot deny them the ability to …
