Oklahoma Congressman Markwayne Mullins made it clear in a recent House subcommittee hearing what he felt about the protests of Native Americans against the Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota. Mullins, whose bloodline includes Native American was highly critical of the efforts of the Standing Rock Sioux in refusing to negotiate with Energy Transfer …
Nearly 8 years after efforts started to create limits for some pollutants in the Illinois River and Tenkiller Lake, the project remains unfinished, according to a report in the Muskogee Phoenix. The newspaper also reports Ed Brocksmith, Secretary-Treasurer of Saving the Illinois River has yet to hear from the Environmental Protection Agency after requesting information in …
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In recent testimony offered before U.S. House subcommittee members, including Oklahoma Rep. Markwayne Mullin, an executive of the Dakota Access Pipeline called demonstrators terrorists. Joey Mahmoud, executive vice president of Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners never used the term in his actual testimony but rather in his printed witness statement offered to the subcommittee of the …
A few weeks after President Trump gave the go-ahead for renewed efforts to build the Keystone XL Pipeline, developer TransCanada said it is seeking approval for a route through Nebraska. The pipeline would stretch from Canada through Montana, South Dakota and into Nebraska where it would connect to existing pipelines to carry oil south to …
EPA Nominee Scott Pruitt cleared his first hurdle on Thursday morning as the Senate voted 54-46 to advance his nomination, according to The Washington Times. Senator Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota and Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia joined Republicans in the vote. A final vote is expected on Friday. Pruitt’s confirmation has been a …
An Oklahoma County Court judge has found Attorney General and EPA Nominee Scott Pruitt in violation of the state’s Open Records Act. Judge Aletia Haynes Timmons ordered the Attorney General’s office to release more than 2,500 emails by Tuesday, February 21. The emails are the subject of a records request and subsequent lawsuit filed by …
Following an extraordinary press conference, President Donald Trump signed legislation on Thursday to halt a regulation blocking coal mining debris from being dumped into nearby streams, according to a statement issued by the White House’s Office of the Press Secretary. House Joint Resolution 38 blocks an overly burdensome stream protection rule from further harming the …
At least one injury was reported when a Pittsburg County natural gas well exploded early Thursday afternoon, according to The Oklahoman. The explosion occurred near Quinton, Oklahoma, about 100 miles southeast of Tulsa. State troopers and the county sheriff’s office were notified around 12:30 p.m. Multiple volunteer fire departments and emergency management crews also converged …
