The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has closed the file on California’s request for a waiver for its Advanced Clean Fleets regulation, Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced Wednesday just a few months after filing a formal comment letter opposing the request. In September, Drummond and 23 other state attorneys general filed a letter with the …
When the U.S. Department of Agriculture under the Biden administration on Friday handed out more than $6 billion in clean energy grants to rural electric cooperatives, none involved any such projects or cooperatives in Oklahoma. The grants and loans, according to the announcement were “awarded to help rural communities build renewable energy projects that will …
Just because Oklahoma oiland gas billionaire Harold Hamm was quiet during the most recent Donald Trump presidential campaign doesn’t mean he’s not going to celebrate hardy in the upcoming inauguration. Hamm, once a vocal and vociferous supporter of Trump in his 2016 campaign, plans to host what is described as an “exclusive” inauguration watch …
The state of Wyoming has won approval from the Biden administration to use old wind turbine blades as filler for coal mine reclamation. Wyoming first sought approval from the federal government in 2021. Click here for Cowboy State Daily
Highlights of the Oklahoma Transportation Commission’s January 6, meeting include presentation of two industry awards for construction, reports on the Oklahoma Department of Transportation’s notable accomplishments in 2024 and updates on major projects starting in the new year. ODOT and the Commission were presented with two national awards from the American Concrete Pavement Association …
What can we expect from 2025 regarding oil prices, production and the consumption of electricity? The U.S. Energy Information Administration is out with its forecast. Global oil prices. We expect downward oil price pressures over much of the next two years, as we expect that global oil production will grow more than global oil …
Get ready to bundle up this weekend in Oklahoma. A really cold “blue norther” is about to hit the state and as Oklahoma Climatologist Gary McManus predicts, the fun arrives Saturday morning and stretches into early next week. Any oil patch crews, farmers and ranchers and workers and outdoor workers should be prepared for …
Elgin State Sen. Dusty Deevers has been one busy legislator pre-filing several bills before the state of the legislative session. His latest is a bill to protect the rights of Oklahomans to own, operate and manufacture diesel engines without meeting EPA regulations. His SB457 the Diesel Engine Freedom Act is described as a landmark …
A Permian basin energy company recently was recognized for its efforts to protect and maintain the nighttime environment. Three Franklin Mountain Energy sites in Lea County, New Mexico were classified as DarkSky Certified and are the first oil and gas sites in the world to get the distincition. What’s a DarkSky certification? It’s …
** The U.S. automotive industry saw a record number of electric vehicles sold in 2024, with 1,301,411 units breaking last year’s record with a 7.3% year-over-year increase. A record fourth quarter saw 365,824 units sold in the U.S., despite some weakness from sector leader Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA). Fourth-quarter EV sales were up 15.2% year-over-year in the U.S., as reported by Cox Automotive’s …
