February 10, 2020 archive

Reassigned workers claim BLM is creating a charade in western Colorado

The new Bureau of Land Management headquarters in Grand Junction, Colorado continue to be the source of criticism of the decision to move headquarters out of Washington, D.C. Democrats opposed it. So did the BLM employees who didn’t want to leave the Beltway in the District of Columbia. Now some of the BLM workers in …

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Groups demand EPA do something about drifting smog

Pollution from out-of-state power plants, like the smoke from Texas power plants drifting over southern Oklahoma is at the heart of a federal lawsuit filed Friday against the Environmental Protection Agency. The lawsuit wants the EPA to clamp down on pollution that has worsened smog problems in 22 states. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. …

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EPA leader says court ruling could affect small refinery program

EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler has reacted to last month’s Denver Federal Appeals court ruling that applied to a southern Oklahoma refinery that had received an exemption from the Renewable Fuel Standard. Wheeler said over the weekend the ruling that stated the EPA exceeded its authority in exempting three oil refineries, one of which is in …

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EPA showdown in Denver

A showdown in the west will take place Tuesday in Denver over the Trump administration’s efforts to revamp the National Environmental Policy Act, changes that environmentalists consider harmful. The Environmental Protection Agency will hold a hearing at its regional headquarters in Denver on a plan to speed up commercial development in the White River National …

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BlackRock’s ownership in Chesapeake Energy shares

A new SEC filing by Chesapeake Energy shows New Jersey investment firm BlackRock Inc. owns 5.9% of the company’s shares. In a Monday filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Chesapeake indicated BlackRock owned 109,823,799 shares in what was described as sole voting power. The number of shares in dispositive power is 115,006,166 shares.