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Why Some States Sided with EPA in Clean Power Plan Fight
A writer for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce analyzed the impact of the EPA’s Clean Power Plan, the one challenged by Oklahoma and more than two dozen other states and discovered those states fighting the plan will share the brunt of cutting the car…
State Recycling Law Amended by Governor
One of the bills signed into law Tuesday by Governor Mary Fallin concerns the state’s Recycling and Recycled Materials Procurement Act. HB 2407 was sent to her desk and removes the requirement that the Director of Central Services coordinate certain i…
Environmental Writer to Speak at UCO
New York Times environmental writer Justin Gillis speaks Thursday during an appearance at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond. His topic will be “Hot Times! Into a Warming Word” as he speaks at 2 p.m. in UCO’s Pegasus Theater.
His writing in…
Federal Government to Block Halliburton Merger with Baker Hughes
The U.S. Justice Department is moving to court in an attempt to block Halliburton Company’s nearly $35 billion purchase of Baker Hughes Inc. The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware where the two co…
Appeals Court Rejects Man Convicted of Wind Farm Scam
The Denver federal appeals court has ruled against a Salt Lake City man convicted of bilking investors out of more than $4 million in a phony wind farm business. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals turned down the appeal of Robert Reed of who …
Phone Giveaway Program Target of US House Hearing Next Week
A U.S. House Energy and Commerce subcommittee plans a hearing next week on a move by some Representatives to rein in the FCC’s controversial Lifeline Program, the one that involved give-a-way cell phones. It’s the program that FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai…
California Teachers System Wants to Hold Continental Resources Accountable for Methane Emissions
The recent controversial massive gas leak in California that forced the evacuation of thousands of residents is apparently having a spillover effect on one Oklahoma City oil and gas company. After increasing its stake to more than $3 million in s…
High Wind Warning for Much of Oklahoma
A high-wind warning is out for western Oklahoma today as the National Weather Service says some winds could top 55 miles an hour in the northwestern part of the state. Winds will be sustained at 20 mph or more throughout the day. Combined with dry cond…
SunEdison Close to Bankrtupcy
While speculation grows that the Missouri solar power firm called SunEdison is close to filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the firm has been sued by one of two of its subsidiaries and accused of breach of contract and fiduciary duty.
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Oklahoma Mayors Don’t Side with EPA in Clean Power Plan Fight
Of the more than 50 city and county governments from 28 states that recently filed a an amicus brief in support of the controversial EPA Clean Power Plan, not one was from Oklahoma.
But mayors in other energy states sided with the Environmental …
