April 17, 2023 archive

Devon Energy awards grants to nonprofits in central Oklahoma

  Devon Energy announced it awarded $75,000 in special grants to 11 local nonprofits. It is the third year of the Inclusion and Equity Grants program in central Oklahoma and is part of the energy company’s commitment to support diverse communities. “Devon recognizes our differences make us stronger,” said Christina Rehkop, Devon director of community …

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Energy fast reads

** More than a dozen environmental groups are suing the federal Environmental Protection Agency over its failure to set water pollution limits for some industrial contaminants as well as its reluctance to update decades-old standards for others, arguing that the agency’s inaction amounts to a “free pass to pollute” for hundreds of chemical and fertilizer …

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Oklahoma Governor hopes to secure Enel solar plant and 1,500 jobs

  Oklahoma  is reported to be the leading candidate for a solar-panel manufacturing facility that Enel North America wants to build. It already has the support of Gov. Kevin Stitt who is urging the legislature to support an undisclosed incentive package to land the site that could result in 1,500 new jobs in northeast Oklahoma …

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