March 18, 2021 archive

Conservation groups sue Colorado to stop oil and gas drilling

  The state of Colorado’s Air Pollution Control Division was sued this week by conservation groups over the division’s issuance of an air-pollution permit that could allow thousands of new oil and fracked gas wells in the state.   The permit fails to consider whether air pollution from oil and fracked gas wells will create …

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Drilling moratorium declared by northern Colorado county

  The leaders of a northern Colorado county took steps this week to stop the permitting of oil and gas and land use applications until the middle of April while revised regulations are handled. Larimer County Commissioners halted the “1041” land use applications until April 15. All three are Democrats and voted 3-0 in support …

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ONEOK’s annual meeting date set

  The 2021 annual meeting of ONEOK, Inc. has been set for late May according to an announcement by the company. The virtual meeting only will be held at 9 a.m. Central Daylight Time on May 26. It will be virtual in keeping with the continued COVID-19 precautions taken by ONEOK. The company announcement stated …

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AG Hunter joins lawsuit against Biden over Keystone Pipeline

Oklahoma joined several other states this week in suing the Biden administration over his decision to revoke a key permit for the Keystone XL pipeline, a move that in effect killed the line and left thousands out of work. Attorney General Mike Hunter joined the lawsuit that was filed in the United States District Court …

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