April 5, 2022 archive

Headlines of other energy stories

  ** The United States stopped the Russian government on Monday from paying holders of its sovereign debt more than $600 million from reserves held at U.S. banks, in a move meant to ratchet up pressure on Moscow and eat into its holdings of dollars. ** Senator Joe Manchin is calling on the Securities and Exchange Commission …

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Missouri Senate could pass bill blocking eminent domain for power project

  The fight against eminent domain and the construction of the Grain Belt Express power line across Missouri is headed to the Missouri state senate. The Senate’s Majority leader is predicting approval of a bill to curtail use of eminent domain to finish building the power line to carry wind-generated electricity from southwest Kansas to …

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Chemical release forced evacuation of North Dakota refinery

  An accidental release of hydrofluoric acid resulted Monday in the evacuation of a Marathon Petroleum oil refinery near Bismarck, North Dakota. The Mandan Refinery was evacuated and according to The Bismarck Tribune, there were no injuries. Clear here for Bismarck Tribune  

Attorneys General want EPA to allow sale of E15 to trim gas prices

  Attorneys General in Kansas and Iowa are asking the Biden administration to lift its summer ban on gasoline with higher ethanol blends as the President’s effort to lower prices at the fuel pumps. Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt and Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller joined congressional leaders, farmers and biofuels groups in making the …

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