During a hearing this week of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe voiced concerns about the Biden administration’s plan to repeal the 2020 Navigable Waters Protection Rule which replaced the illegal Obama-era Waters of the U.S. rule. It was a rule that Inhofe felt was detrimental and harmful …
June 17, 2021 archive
Feds not surprised at I-40 bridge crack
The large crack that led to the May 11 shutdown of the Interstate 40 bridge over the Mississippi River wasn’t exactly a shock to the Federal Highway Administration. Reports show the agency was aware that the steel beam in question was made of a grade of steel the Administration found was susceptible to …
Two Texas counties to move toward all-electric county vehicle fleets
Two counties in Texas are working in a collaborative process to switch their county fleet vehicles to electric ones. Travis and Bexar counties are partnering with the South Central Texas Electric Transportation Compact. County leaders approved two resolutions, one for each county on Tuesday reported KVUE News. Travis County is home to Austin, Texas …
One Gas aims to boost renewable natural gas uptake
Tulsa-based One Gas is adjusting its revenue goal by taking aim at industrial and large business customers through the firm’s production of renewable natural gas. Company leaders believe those kinds of customers could be crucial for their demand base of the RNG and maybe even result in lowering the cost of fossil fuel alternative …
Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. announces Core Permian Basin bolt-on acquisitions
Northern Oil and Gas, Inc., a firm based in Minnesota announced this week a more than $100 million move to acquire more holdings in the Permian Basin. The firm said it entered into three definitive agreements to acquire non-operated interests of nearly 2,900 net acres in the heart of Reeves County, Texas and in …
New Cargill plant in Iowa backs corn to replace fossil fuels
Ground is to be broken soon on Cargill’s new $300n million project in Iowa to replace fossil fuels in the process of manufacturing waterproof paper cuts and putting the stretch in athleisure clothes. The company’s project in Eddyville, Iowa will involve corn replacing fossil fuels as the underlying element of the polymer used in …
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