The US Naval Blockade and what it means for the world Iran boasts of oil sales not be interrupted by blockade ** Iranian oil sales in recent weeks have been favorable and part of the revenue will be allocated to repairing damage to industry caused by wartime attacks, Iran’s oil minister said on Tuesday. Mohsen Paknejad said …
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Battery disposal bill advances in legislature
When State Sen. Jack Stewart, R-Yukon introduced a battery recycling bill before the Oklahoma Senate Energy Committee, he might have thought it would be smooth sailing. Instead, he ran into some critical questions about what he called the Battery Stewardship Act which was House Bill 1907. “— what it does is it sets up …
Opposition grows to $4 billion Inola aluminum smelter
The proposed $4 billion aluminum smelter at Inola in northeast Oklahoma is attracting more opposition from nearby residents and farmers and ranchers. At the heart of much of the opposition is worry and concern about the environmental impacts, not just on people but on farm and ranch livestock. Some of the residents say they are …
Biosolids bill resurrected in State Senate
The environmental issue of whether the spreading of biosolids or human waste onto Oklahoma farmlands is safe or not was resurrected last week by an Oklahoma Senate Committee. It also revealed distinct differences in how to approach what has become a controversial topic, not just among those fighting the use of the biosolids on farm …
Mitchell talks energy with Jerry Bohnen—poultry and politics
https://www.facebook.com/reel/797109796803265 In this edition we cover how the poultry lawsuit is worsening the outlook for local producers. Additionally, is Lord Palmerston’s phrase that “In politics, there are no ‘permanent friends……only permanent interests’ an apt description of the now fractured relationship between two politicians who once attempted to jointly raise their profile nationally by championing …
Court doesn’t accept poultry pollution lawsuit settlements
Tulsa Federal Judge Gregory Frizzell’s rejection of proposed settlements between poultry companies and the state of Oklahoma has left state leaders, Attorney General Gentner Drummond among them, wondering what happens next. The Attorney General announced earlier this week he had asked Judge Frizzell for approval of some of the settlements reached over the poultry …
Energy briefs
** Oil company executives are reaching out to the White House, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President J.D. Vance to protest allowing Iran to charge tolls through the strategic Strait of Hormuz as a condition of peace talks, said one industry consultant granted anonymity to discuss relations with the administration. ** Saudi Arabia’s …
Energy Secretary in race to be Attorney General
After nearly a year and a half on the job as Oklahoma Secretary of Energy and Environment, Jeff Starling wants to move on and become the state’s next Attorney General. Appointed in December of 2024, Starling officially filed his candidacy papers with the Oklahoma State Election Board, formally entering the Republican primary for Attorney General. …
Drummond wants court approval of poultry pollution settlement
Attorney General Gentner Drummond has called on a federal court to quickly accept the hard-fought settlements totaling more than $31 million to clean up poultry litter pollution in the Illinois River Watershed. Every day without a ruling, he warned, risks unraveling agreements that took months of good-faith negotiations to reach. The proposed settlements with Cargill, …
FERC to review environmental impact of Williams NY pipeline
April 8, 2026
Environmental Impact of Constitution Pipeline to get a federal review The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) says it will take a look into the potential environmental effects of the Williams Cos.’ Constitution pipeline planned in New York. FERC Issues Notice on Pipeline Requests FERC also issued a notice regarding the requests of Williams Cos. and …
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