Oklahoma’s General Revenue Fund collections in December 2019 totaled $631.8 million. This is $11.2 million, or 1.8%, above collections in December 2018. At the same time, this figure is $8.9 million, or 1.4%, below the monthly estimate. Oil and gas tax collections were below the collections reported a year ago. Total GRF collections over the …
Kansas started issuing new personalized license plates this week showing off the state’s status as a home for wind power. The new design features wind turbines profiled against a sunrise. “Kansas is a leader in alternative energy, and this plate helps feature the fact the state has a long history of adopting technology that …
** Carlsbad, New Mexico’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant recently accepted its first large cask of low-level waste in six years since two incidents in 2014 ceased operations. ** Two lighting industry organizations have withdrawn their lawsuit challenging California’s new efficiency standards for lightbulbs. ** A new report from the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality indicates wood stoves and chimneys emit pollution at …
Whether they are Democrats or Republicans, the voters have a large role in determining some of Oklahoma’s energy policies. And the latest figures from the Oklahoma Election Board showed Democrats continued to lose ground in the state while Republicans gained in their numbers. Election Board Secretary Paul Ziriax released figures this week showing 2,090,107 Oklahomans …
Despite efforts by state and local policymakers across the U.S., only eight states have successfully restricted or instituted fees on single-use plastic bags. And it won’t happen in Oklahoma. Some analysts credit the chemical industry for opposing such plastic bag bans. Oklahoma is one of those states that bans municipalities from creating fees on single-use …
Colorado issued the fewest oil and gas well drilling permits in more than a decade in 2019, and the industry is growing anxious about permitting exacerbating an industry slowdown. But low crude prices aren’t the only reason why it’s happening. The state approved 2,111 applications to drill new oil and wells in 2019, a 59% …
More possible methane emission violations in New Mexico’s oil and gas operations are being investigated by the state’s Environment Department. Department investigators say they had received video footage collected by the public using forward-looking infrared or FLIR cameras to document the methane and other air contaminants, according to a report by the New Mexico Political …
A New Mexico coal-fired power plant is being closed a decade earlier than planned because of a lack of water. The decision was made by Xcel Energy to close the 1,067 MW Tolk plant by the end of 2032. The plant provides power to New Mexico and Texas. and company officials explained it was necessary …
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission has changed the January 21 meeting site to consider the staff’s proposed statewide proration formula for unallocated gas wells. The 10 a.m. meeting has been changed to Room 301 of the Jim Thorpe Office building at the capital. Room 301 is the site of Corporation Commission meetings.The discussion is to focus …
Gas stations in Arkansas are racing to update their pumps to accept credit and debit cards that have embedded microchips after Visa Inc. and Mastercard Inc. rejected a request to delay an Oct. 1 deadline to complete the work. Fuel operators that have not upgraded their card readers by the deadline will be liable for …
