Enel Green Power, a company with major wind farm operations throughout Oklahoma and other states has just put online the largest solar farm in Texas and the company’s largest in the U.S. The company says operations at the 245 MW second phase of the Roadrunner solar farm in Upton County, Texas are underway. The …
Despite the efforts of Oklahoma State Chamber of Commerce President Chad Warmington to convince the national chamber to do otherwise, the U.S. Chamber came out this week with an endorsement of Oklahoma Democrat congresswoman Kendra Horn. Warmington tried to tell the national group that she was not supportive of Oklahoma’s oil and gas industry nor …
After letting nearly 200 workers go in February, Oklahoma City-based Devon Energy this week confirmed the layoff of still more of its employees. But the number was not disclosed according to a report by The Oklahoman. The report indicated the number could be into the dozens and perhaps more than 100. “Devon is committed to …
Yes, cooler weather is on its way to Oklahoma. Next week, daytime highs will be in the 60s! “NEXT week, that’s when FALL fall arrives. You like highs in the 60s and lows in the 40s?” is how Gary McManus, State Climatologist with the Oklahoma Mesonet put it this week in a daily Mesonet update. …
An environmental group filed another federal lawsuit against the federal government and its management practices that it contends endangers a Jumping Mouse species. The latest suit was filed in Albuquerque over the habitat of the New Mexico Meadow Jumping Mouse in the Sacramento Mountains. The lawsuit filed Aug. 27 by the Tucson, Arizona-based Center for Biological Diversity, sought an …
Those wanting to use some of the $3.5 million in VW settlement money for clean-air emission improvements on their trucks have a Sept. 30 deadline in Oklahoma. The Department of Environmental Quality said the money is available under the On-Road Program to reduce nitrogen oxides emissions by replacing or repowering diesel medium and heavy …
Denver’s Whiting Petroleum Corporation comes out of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization with a new $750 million borrowing base. The company announced it successfully completed its financial restructuring and emerged from Chapter 11 protection. It completed all required actions and satisfied the remaining conditions of its reorganization plan. “We are excited to begin our …
Oklahoma legislators were cautioned by Lt. Gov. Matt Pinnell during an interim study on Oklahoma tourism they should be prepared for increased tourism once the state spends its money attracting it. “If we are going to talk about how great this industry is and we’re going to talk about how great our 77 counties are, …
State regulators fined two natural gas companies a total of $7.3 million for emitting excess air pollution at their plants in southeastern New Mexico. The state Environment Department fined Denver-based DCP Midstream $3.3 million for emitting more than 1.6 million pounds of pollutants at four of its New Mexico facilities between May 2017 and …
The operator of a hazardous waste disposal operation in the Nebraska panhandle agreed to pay a $790,000 fine to end allegations it violated federal and state environmental laws. The case involves alleged violations dating back years at the Clean Harbors Environmental Services incinerator and hazardous waste storage site at Kimball, one of 13 such facilities in …
