** Chevron said Monday it will pull its employees out of Iraq temporarily amid an escalation in tensions following the United States’ targeted killing of Iran’s top military general. Chevron said it was evacuating its workers and contractors from the Kurdistan Region in northern Iraq after the U.S. State Department urged Americans to flee Iraq because of concerns from Iran-backed militias and the potential targeting of Americans in the area.
** Oklahoma Labor Commissioner Leslie Osborn appointed Don Schooler as Chief of Staff for the Oklahoma Department of Labor. In addition to his new role, Schooler will remain in his position as General Counsel for the agency. Schooler has served as General Counsel for the agency for more than ten years, serving under four different Labor Commissioners, and has more than 23 years of public service.
** Omaha Public Power District officials say technologies like battery storage and carbon capture will likely be needed to hit the utility’s net-zero carbon emissions goal by 2050.
** A 96-mile transmission line that will help move additional renewable energy is energized in northeastern Missouri.
** Overall U.S. greenhouse gas emissions dropped about 2% in 2019, driven by a nearly 10% decline from the power sector.
** More than 1,000 barrels of brine and oil spilled in North Dakota after a power outage caused equipment failure.
** A new report indicates that regulations may not be the sole reason for California’s dramatic reductions in emissions over the past decade.
