March 6, 2024 archive

Fire chief dies in Texas wildfires

  The wildfires that devastated the Texas Panhandle and western Oklahoma over the past week took another tragic turn this week as a volunteer fire chief in the small Texas town of Fritch collapsed and died while fighting a house fire. Reports indicate Zeb Smith suffered a medical seizure, prompting his community to call his …

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Energy quick reads

** Wyoming’s Office of State Lands and Investments began holding an oil and gas lease auction this week, one that’s considered one of its smallest since 2017. The auction underscores the challenges the office (OSLI) faces with promoting a carbon-based energy program to raise revenue. ** Chevron recently revealed plans to build its first solar-to-hydrogen production facility …

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