The controversial bill that would give corporations in Oklahoma the legal right to hide pollution from the public’s eyes won overwhelming approval this week in a state house committee. The House Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted 14-3 to send SB 1003 to the full house for a vote. The bill is the measure that …
A water bill that environmentalists said will protect Oklahoma’s Scenic Rivers from drying up from overdevelopment and excessive use won support this week in an Oklahoma Senate Committee. House Bill 1403 by Rep. Justin Humphrey of Lane and Sen. David Bullard of Durant won approval on a 17-1 vote and was sent to the full …
The head of Oklahoma’s largest oil and gas group offers thanks to President Trump for signing two executive orders to speed up the pipeline permitting process and help energy development. Chad Warmington, President of the Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association and the Oklahoma Oil and Gas Association issued a statement in response. “Expanding America’s energy infrastructure …
The second attempt of legislators to target railways whose trains block intersections in Oklahoma died in a Senate Transportation Committee this week. House Bill 2472 by House Speaker Charles McCall and Stroud Sen. Jason Smalley did not receive one vote when it came before the Senate Transportation Committee. It was a rewrite of the original …
More of the newest air refueling tankers joining the Air Force fleet could be arriving soon at Altus Air Force base in southwest Oklahoma. The Air Force indicated this week it had started to accept the Pegasus tankers made by Boeing, but only after stringent inspections were carried out on the giant planes. The …
Rose State College in Midwest City wants to be home to a proposed Oklahoma Center for Cyber Security. It already boasts of having the largest Cyber Security degree program in Oklahoma with nearly 300 students enrolled in the program. But now it wants to do more and has asked the federal government for financial assistance. …
Halliburton, the company founded 100 years ago in Duncan, Oklahoma and now headquartered in Houston, Texas was honored this week by the city of Houston. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner presented Halliburton Chairman, President and CEO Jeff Miller with a City of Houston Proclamation at a ceremony held at city hall. “This is a special day …
Oklahoma City’s Devon Energy plans to release its first quarter 2019 earnings report on April 30. The release will be made on that Tuesday after the close of U.S. financial markets. The results will also be available on Devon’s website, www.devonenergy.com. Company leaders will hold a conference call the next day, May 1 at 10 …
The 13th annual Water Appreciation Day in Oklahoma will be held next week. Governor Kevin Stitt signed a proclamation declaring April 17 as Water Appreciation Day. An exhibition will be located in the 4th floor rotunda of the State Capitol from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Water-focused groups will showcase the importance of Oklahoma’s …
Green New Deal author, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has again caused her critics to shake their heads in disbelief. She now contends the crisis at the border with Mexico is caused by—-climate change. She blamed the migrant problem on climate change but only after professing the U.S. will “have blood on our hands” if climate legislation …
