** The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement with Hi-Noon Petroleum Inc. resolving alleged Clean Water Act violations involving a gasoline discharge into Grayling Creek in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. The company will pay $20,000 and finish a $45,000 supplemental environmental project after the August 2022 incident. ** Offshore wind developers have sent teams to …
July 17, 2024 archive
Musk wipes his hands of California—moving SpaceX to Texas
Another loss for California Gov. Gavin Newsome is another gain for Texas. Billionaire Elon Musk, the man who moved his Tesla manufacturing plant to Austin, announced he is moving his SpaceX headquarters and his social media company X to Texas. SpaceX was headquartered in Hawthorne, California and is being oved to its rocket launch …
Threats from angry residents are made to power crews in Houston—not so for OGE workers
Houston’s prolonged power outages following Hurricane Beryl resulted in power crews being threatened, pelted with rocks and had guns pulled on them. Police escorts are necessary for some crews, but such is not the case for the 105 Oklahoma Gas and Electric workers helping CenterPoint Energy with power restoration. The Associated Press reported the …
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