While President Trump has attacked the nation’s wind industry, his attacks have drawn a rebuke from Iowa U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley. The Republican Senator came out recently in defense of the wind industry in his home state after the President told a rally in Michigan, “You know what I don’t give approval to, …
The record rainfall recorded in Oklahoma in the month of April is still evident at the Red River where damage is obvious on the construction of a new Interstate 35 bridge. Floodwaters were close to the underside of the bridge. The new bridge is a joint-project by the Oklahoma Department of Transportation and the …
Scott Mitchell talks energy with Jerry Bohnen about falling crude oil prices, rising gasoline prices and much more. Plus, Oklahoma’s reason to side with a wind farm.
Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Todd Hiett has been cleared by the Oklahoma Ethics Commission of some of the allegations made against him by three state legislators. The allegations stemmed from claims of public drunkenness and sexual abuse that led to Hiett resigning last summer as chairman of the three-member commission but not from the commission …
Oklahoman Scott Mason, named the Region 6 Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency marked the first 100 days of the Trump Administration with a letter highlighting some of the agency’s efforts in Oklahoma. Mason was appointed by President Trump to be the regional administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s South Central Region. This …
The tariff war hasn’t hurt LSB Industries, Inc. so far, according to Mark Behrman, LSB Industries’ Chairman & Chief Executive Officer as he reported improved first quarter net sales. The Oklahoma City fertilizer manufacturing firm’s net sales were $143.4 million, improved from the $138.2 million in the first quarter of 2024. But LSB still …
Crude oil prices finished down 1% on Friday, a day ahead of an OPEC+ meeting where ministers had planned a decision about increasing oil output for June. As a result, crude oil had its biggest weekly losses since the end of March. West Texas Intermediate crude finished down 95 cents or 1.6% to …
Oklahoma U.S. Sen. James Lankford wants to do even more to boost President Trump’s efforts to grow America’s energy industry into a worldwide leader. And at the same time reverse the Biden administration’s war on the U.S. energy industry. He and three other Republicans on Capitol Hill are reported to be behind legislation to …
Oklahoma Transportation Commissioners will get an update Monday on the status of continued federal funding for Amtrak’s Heartland Flyer that runs from Oklahoma City to Fort Worth. ODOT Executive Director Tim Gatz will provide the update when the Commission holds its monthly meeting at 11 a.m. May 5 in the R.A.Ward Transportation Building, …
The state of Oklahoma is siding with wind farm developer Enel in its fight with the Osage Indian tribe following a federal judge’s ruling last year that the renewable energy company should tear down the 84 wind turbines it constructed several years ago in Osage County. The construction led to a 10-year legal battle …
