** Honda announced Monday that it will introduce an electric SUV called the Prologue, marking the automaker’s first attempt to sell an EV in high volume as it pivots away from gasoline-powered cars. The launch is part of Honda’s recently announced plan to switch to all zero-emission vehicles in North America by 2040, including battery-electric cars and hydrogen …
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Energy news in brief
** The infrastructure deal struck by a group of bipartisan senators and President Joe Biden on Thursday includes partial funding by a proposed $6 billion sale from the U.S. emergency oil reserve, according to a document circulated by Republican lawmakers. ** About 285,000 Tesla vehicles in China will have their Autopilot software updated remotely because drivers …
Energy news in brief
** The world’s publicly traded independent oil producers will make record profits this year, surpassing the levels reached when crude hit an all-time high near $150 a barrel more than a decade ago, according to Rystad Energy. ** Tesla’s Model 3 tops a list of “most American-made” vehicles for 2021, marking the first time an electric vehicle …
New Mexico Governor petitions EPA to list PFAS as hazardous waste under federal law
New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencyto include per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances known as “forever” chemicals under the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act as a listed hazardous waste, which would set a clear regulatory path for New Mexico and dozens of other states grappling with PFAS contamination. “In …
Energy news in brief
** Even a more than 400% jump in the number of fracking crews working the U.S. shale patch isn’t enough to send oil output soaring. In fact, it’s just enough to keep production relatively flat this year, according to Primary Vision Inc., which has tracked data on frack crews since 2013. ** The chief executive officers of …
Tulsa makes top ENERGY STAR buildings list of EPA
At least three cities in Texas and one in Colorado are among the EPA’s annual Top Cities list of metro areas that are home to the most ENERGY STAR certified buildings in the U.S. One Oklahoma city was ranked in the mid-size cities. Tulsa tied for 10th with Madison, Wisconsin with 28 ENERGY STAR …
Energy news in brief
** Roughly 20% of electric vehicle owners in California replaced their cars with gas ones, a recent study shows. The main reason drivers made the switch was the inconvenience of charging. ** U.S. pump prices soared to seven-year highs above $3 per gallon this week despite stockpiles of gasoline surging by 10.5 million barrels over the …
Energy news in brief
** The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will give $700 million in aid to biofuels producers as part of a package to assist industries recovering from the financial devastation of the coronavirus pandemic, officials said on Tuesday. ** An encampment in northern Minnesota disbands after eight days of protesting the Line 3 replacement and expansion. ** Saudi Arabia is …
Energy news in brief
** The Minnesota Court of Appeals on Monday affirmed state regulators’ key approvals of Enbridge Energy’s Line 3 oil pipeline replacement project, in a dispute that drew over 1,000 protesters to northern Minnesota last week. ** Royal Dutch Shell Plc is reviewing its holdings in the largest oil field in the U.S., a possible sale that could raise …
Inhofe blasts Biden reversal of Trump water rule
The Biden administration’s EPA decision this week to reverse the 2020 Navigable Waters Protection Rule drawn up by the Trump administration drew a rebuke from Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe. The senior member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee was a supporter of the rule that replaced the illegal Obama-era Waters of …