May 4, 2021 archive

EPA to determine next steps after inaccessible contaminated soil found near tanker spill

  The EPA now says it found some contaminated soil that is inaccessible at the site of a gasoline tanker crash outside the city of Lyons, Colorado. To dig up the contaminated soil would mean rebuilding of highway U.S. 36 where the semi tanker carrying 8,500 gallons of gasoline crashed last week. Click here for …

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Microchip shortage leaves new trucks parked nationwide

  The microchip shortage is hitting the auto industry hard. Witness what has happened at auto manufacturing plants across the country and it might explain if there’s a shortage of new pickup trucks at Oklahoma auto dealers. Thousands of pickup trucks sit idle in massive parking lots awaiting modules before they can be shipped to …

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Growing squeeze on helium supplies

  The National Helium Reserve located near Amarillo, Texas along with the natural gas fields in the Oklahoma Panhandle and near Hugoton, Kansas could become critical in a growing squeeze on the supply of helium.   The squeeze brings in the country’s big tech companies that rely heavily on helium. It could come to a …

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Army Corps of Engineers says Dakota Access oil pipeline to stay open during review

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers repeated its stand this week that the Dakota Access oil pipeline should remain open while it carries out an extensive environmental review. The Corps’ stance is in direct opposition to the arguments of the Standing Rock Sioux and other Native American tribes that filed for an injunction …

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