March 4, 2025 archive

EPA urged to make fast decision on carbon capture wells in Texas

    Two Texas congressmen want a faster decision from Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin in giving the Texas Railroad Commission the authority over carbon capture wells in the state. Reps. Dan Crenshaw and August Pfluger, in a letter to Zeldin, urged him to expedite the Railroad Commission’s application for primary enforcement responsibility of …

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Energy briefs

** Ontario Premier Doug Ford said on Monday that he would block energy exports to the United States “with a smile” if U.S. President Donald Trump moved ahead with plans for a 25 percent tariff on Canadian goods. ** In response to the likelihood of the current Trump administration increasing tariffs across the board, the Solar Energy Industries Association …

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Refinery to lay off hundreds in Houston

  Layoffs are coming at Lyondell Basell Industries’ Houston refinery and they will total more than 300 workers. The total of 345 workers represents 86% of the workforce at the refinery according to Reuters. Click here for Reuters