In a scathing ruling, a district judge in northeast Oklahoma accused the state Ag Department of being irresponsible in allowing poultry farms to be located in a sensitive watershed. Delaware County District Court Judge Dave Crutchfield made the critical ruling in a lawsuit brought by the Indian Environmental Law Group of Tulsa and put …
Tuesday brought another drip in crude oil prices as the anticipated supply disruptions from Hurricane Beryl did not come to fruition. One US oil-producing hub in Texas incurred less storm damage than originally expected. It appears major refineries along the Gulf Coast did not experience the kind of damage many thought. West Texas Intermediate crude …
Not just politicians were affected by this week’s death of former Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe. The longtime conservative was a strong defender of the oil and gas industry and his death prompted Petroleum Alliance of Oklahoma President Brook A. Simmons to comment. “Senator Inhofe fiercely defended the United States from awful policies cloaked …
While tributes were made by U.S. Senators and Representatives over the death of former U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe, many others who were elected state officials offered their condolences. Senate Pro Tem Greg Treat, R-Oklahoma City was one of them. “Senator Inhofe was a resolute Republican who served his state and nation for nearly six …
Just two months after OG&E crews were sent to Houston to help with power restoration following deadly wind storms, they’re headed back to the city following the weekend arrival of Hurricane Beryl. About 100 crew members will depart Wednesday morning from a collection site in Moore. A fleet of trucks carrying line crews and …
Another case of millions of dollars going for EV charging stations and nothing has been built after two years. A case of pocketing federal funds? It is in Nebraska where the Biden administration handed out $30.5 million grants in 2022. But Nebraska Public Media reports not one EV charging station, nada, zilch has been …
ConocoPhillips is taking the Biden administration’s Interior Department to court over its new rules to limit oil and gas exploration in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve. The company that got its start in Oklahoma filed suit on Friday, as did the regional government North Slope Borough which receives revenues from oil and gas activity in …
After making a $10.5 million settlement three years ago for pollution violations in Colorado, Suncor was hit this week with another round of violation claims by the EPA and Colorado regulators. Suncor was named in a 140-page list of alleged new violations. They were drawn up by the EPA’s regional office and accused …
When news spread Tuesday morning of the death of former Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe, it immediately prompted tributes from those who worked with him. “We grieve along with our state and nation the loss of a true patriot for our American values and way of life,” said Sen. James Lankford. “Jim was an …
Former Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe died Monday evening. He was 89 and missed his 90th birthday by about four months. “Mountain” was his middle name and indeed, he was a mountain when it came to politics and his stature in the history of Oklahoma. U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) released the following statement after …
