December 25, 2017 archive

Arkansas Judge Upholds Wind Power Transmission Line Originating in Oklahoma….Oklahoma Portion Gets New Owner

They’re still probably celebrating the early Christmas present given Houston-based Plains and Eastern Clean Line by a federal judge in Arkansas. It’s a ruling on a proposed line carrying wind powered electricity from western Oklahoma to Tennessee.  At the same time, the Plains and Eastern Clean Line Oklahoma LLC has been purchased by NextEra Energy …

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WPX Wraps up $169 million Divestiture of Gas Holdings in San Juan Basin

  WPX Energy based in Tulsa announced it has completed the $169 million divestiture of its legacy natural gas position in the San Juan Basin of New Mexico and Colorado. The sale includes the company’s operated and non-operated properties but it does not include WPX’s oil operations in the basin’s Gallup play. The Tulsa company …

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Scientists Barred from EPA Advisory Panels Sue Pruitt Over his Ban

  EPA chief Scott Pruitt finds himself facing another lawsuit. This one has been filed by scientific advocacy groups and individuals who disagree with his ban of scientists sitting on EPA advisory committees if they have received EPA grants. In their lawsuit filed in D.C. federal court, the groups claim his ban violates federal rules …

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Major Rail Order for New Locomotives to Keep Ft. Worth Workers Busy

Workers will be busy in the coming year at the Fort Worth operations of GE Transportation where railroad locomotives are made. That’s because CN Railway announced it plans to buy 200 new locomotives over the next three years to handle future growth opportunities. The locomotives will be produced at the GE Manufacturing Solutions plant in …

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GOP Reps Want to Know How Pruitt Came up With Superfund Site Priority List

Even some top House Republicans have some questions for EPA Chief Scott Pruitt. They sit on the Energy and Commerce Committee and recently sent him a letter wondering how he came up with the new list of top 21 priority Superfund sites. Representatives Greg Walden, Fred Upton and John Shimkus wrote Pruitt in recent days …

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