A proposed University of Arkansas solar project is going to receive its federal funds after the Trump administration had frozen the millions…..maybe. Federal Judge Tanya S. Chutkan issued an order for the government to release up to $625million in climate grants that were frozen since the middle of February, reported Arkansas Business. The funding …
Five and a half years after a man and his wife died from poison gas emitted at a Permian Basin well site near Odessa, Texas, an oilfield company and its vice president have pleaded guilty to criminal charges in the deadly incident. Aghorn Operating Inc. was fined $1 million while a serving company, …
** Tesla faces a proposed class action claiming it speeds up odometers on its electric vehicles so they fall out of warranty faster, saving Elon Musk’s company from having to pay for repairs. The plaintiff Nyree Hinton alleged that Tesla odometer readings reflect energy consumption, driver behavior and “predictive algorithms” rather than actual mileage driven. ** Tesla is …
Oklahoma City’s Native American owned company Chloeta, a premier provider of engineering, scientific and technical solutions to support military, energy, homeland security, emergency preparedness and critical infrastructure requirements, announced its achievement of ISO 9001 certification for its Quality Management System (QMS). This milestone reinforces Chloeta’s position as an industry leader in regulatory excellence. The …
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says the proposed high-speed rail some want to build connecting Dallas with Houston is a “waste of taxpayer funds.” In saying so, he also yanked the strings on a $63.9 million federal grant and rescinded it. In the 12 years since the Texas Central Railway project was unveiled, not …
