Oklahoma Congressman Frank Lucas and others on a House Committee he chairs, are growing more concerned that the Biden administration’s Energy Department is funding Communist China-backed firms in the U.S. A hearing was held by the House Science, Space and Technology Committee’s joint subcommittee. Entitled Return on Unprecedented Investment: An Analysis of the Department …
Oklahoma City’s downtown bus and trolley service announced construction work will result in a temporary closing of the downtown Transit Center interior lobby and public restrooms. The closing will go into effect Monday, May 15 and continue through July as interior construction will begin for an ongoing remodeling project. Customer Service will be …
** Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb signs a bill exempting certain solar and wind components from state sales taxes. ** Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signs a bill barring blinking red wind turbine lights from operating when no low-flying aircraft are nearby. ** The U.S. Department of Homeland Security this week raided a factory and sales office operated by one of the …
Word that Carl Icahn’s business ventures took an economic hit and the corporate raider who owns most of Oklahoma’s SandRidge Energy as well as the CVR refinery lost $10 billion in recent weeks attracted the interest of a New York U.S. Attorney’s Office. The U.S. Attorney’s office for the Southern District in New York …
A county in Iowa has proposed wind turbine setbacks of up to two miles from the nearest residences. It’s in Woodbury County where the board of supervisors is considering revising the setback requirement, increasing it from the current 600 feet to 2 miles. As KCAU reported, some residents think 2 miles is still not …
A new study published in Environmental Research: Health contends air pollution from oil and gas production in the U.S. causes an estimated $77 billion in annual nationwide health impacts and some of the worst is in Oklahoma and a few other oil states. The study claimed the highest proportions of associated health damages are …
The Oklahoma Department of Transportation is planning a May 30 informational meeting to explain how it intends to use $66 million in federal funding over the next five years to build an EV charging network in the state. The EV program is called EVOK which is the department’s initiative to create the connected and …
