The federal government has ordered a temporary halt to rail shipments of contaminated waste from the Ohio train derailment site to Texas after officials complained they were not warned about receiving the waste. Federal authorities paused the shipments Saturday out of East Palestine, Ohio reported The Hill. The Associated Press also reported Region 5 administrator …
February 27, 2023 archive
Rail merger decision expected soon from government
The Biden administration is set to come to a decision soon over the possible rail merger of Kansas City Southern, a railroad that travels through Eastern Oklahoma, with Canadian Pacific railway. The Surface Transportation Board is set to come up with its final decision on the $27 billion merger, which if approved, would give …
Energy quick reads
** U.S. power plant emissions of pollutants that harm human health and warm the planet fell last year as the industry continued a switch from coal to natural gas, the Environmental Protection Agency said on Friday. ** A federal judge has sided again with the Biden administration and a Canadian-based mining company in a high-stakes …
Report shows Oklahoma wind power grew in 2022 but solar power was another matter
A new national report on wind and solar power generated in the U.S. showed Oklahoma ranked second nationally for new wind power added in 2022, but its solar generation was stagnant. The report by Climate Central shows national wind and solar capacity grew 16% last year compared to 2021. Getting political about it, Climate Central …
Canoo’s shares need a recharging
The value of shares in EV maker Canoo, the firm that won $1 million in help from Oklahoma City to locate a plant there and a $15 million promise in aid from the state, has dropped nearly 39% since the firm announced the sale of 50 million discounted shares earlier in the month. As …
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