At least two of the reported seven coal plants cited by some environmental groups as being granted EPA exemptions by the Trump administration no longer use coal. And a third is in the process of abandoning its use. One is the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company plant in Lawton and the other is the …
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** The Trump administration has tapped a longtime pesticide lobbyist for a top EPA role regulating pesticides, allegedly a key focus of its “Make America Healthy Again” agenda. Kyle Kunkler, who served as director of government affairs at the American Soybean Association (ASA) from 2020 to June 2025, is now serving as the EPA’s top …
Energy Department’s grid study results in warning about growing prospects of brownouts and blackouts
Just as we have noted and reported, America’s quest for more energy is rapidly growing. And it’s growing so fast, the U.S. Energy Department, in a new report, is warning of growing prospects of brownouts and blackouts in the coming few years. “This report affirms what we already know: The United States cannot afford …
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** A U.S. Energy Department report warns the risk of blackouts could surge by the end of the decade amid growing power demand and calls for keeping gas and coal power plants online — though the GOP budget bill will stymie clean power development that could help meet that demand. ** In a televised cabinet …
Oklahoma coal plants among those cited in lawsuit challenging EPA exemptions
When the Trump administration granted EPA exemptions to nearly 70-coal-fired power plants across the country, including 7 in Oklahoma, it led to almost an immediate lawsuit filed by environmental groups. A dozen environmental and community groups filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over what they claim was an illegal use of presidential …
Energy demand booms across the U.S.
The demand for energy is booming across the nation and Oklahoma’s recent announcements of data centers is just an example of what is happening in the electrical-power generation industry. Some data center projects are also including their own power supply projects, such as the recently-announced project in Chickasha where the developer intends to build …
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** U.S. security experts have reportedly uncovered undocumented communication devices inside Chinese-made solar power inverters — hardware that’s widely used to support renewable energy infrastructure. ** California lawmakers have for years vowed to hold fossil fuel companies liable for damages caused by their emissions, including worsening wildfires and floods and mounting costs of climate recovery …
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**The Environmental Protection Agency has placed roughly 140 employees on administrative leave days after they signed a public letter expressing concern about the treatment of federal employees and the Trump administration’s regulations on climate and public health. ** The arbitrators in a legal dispute between Exxon Mobil and Hess have reached a decision related to a major …
Waiting and watching—LSB’s Mark Behrman
One Oklahoma City energy executive paying close attention to the One Big Beautiful Bill is Mark Behrman, President and CEO at LSB Industries Inc. He will be focused on the energy tax credits that could be affected. LSB Industries is one company that is taking advantage of some of those credits and Berhman …
Connecticut Governor wants net-zero emissions and natural gas for his state
Even though Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signed legislation into law this week putting the state on a path to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, he is also taking a serious look at expanding natural gas pipelines into his state. Minutes after he signed the net-zero carbon emissions pledge on Tuesday, Gov. Lamont repeated …