January 26, 2024 archive

House science committee questions if EPA lied to get shutdown of chemical plant

  The House Science committee chaired by Oklahoma U.S. Rep. Frank Lucas has started an investigation into whether the Biden administration fabricated a paper trail in order to shut down a chemical plant in Louisiana. At least, the Republican leaders on the committee have begun the probe. Leaders of two subcommittees, Max Miller of Ohio …

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Biden administration’s sale of helium reserve worries medical community

  The Biden administration just sold the Federal Helium Reserve, a deal that involves pipelines in Oklahoma, Kansas and the Texas Panhandle, and it worries some in the medical community. The reserve is located in a large underground facility in Amarillo and supplies up to 30% of the helium used across the country. The helium …

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New Mexico legislature moves to rewrite oil and gas rules after nearly 90 years

(AP Photo/Morgan Lee)   Small and moderate sized oil producers fought it but a move to update New Mexico’s oversight of the oil and gas industry narrowly passed a legislative committee. The bill would rewrite parts of the state’s Oil and Gas Act which was created in the 1930s, long before New Mexico became the …

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