Oklahoma-based Chesapeake Energy is facing a nearly $2 million fine in Pennsylvania by federal and state regulators who claim the firm damaged dozens of wetlands and streams at its gas drilling sites in the state. State Impact Pennsylvania reported a federal complaint filed in Williamsport alleged that Chesapeake caused the environmental damage at 76 …
Michael Regan might have won the praise of environmentalists for his work against the oil and gas industry in North Carolina where he headed that state’s environmental department, but he didn’t get the support of Oklahoma U.S. Sens. Jim Inhofe and James Lankford when he was confirmed as head of the Environmental Protection Agency …
Oklahoma’s Tar Creek Superfund site in the northeast part of the state remains the target of cleanup efforts. The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality slated a virtual public meeting this week to discuss the residential yard and high access area cleanups at the site.s The public was informed about an upcoming remediation as part …
Oklahoma U.S. Sens. Jim Inhofe and James Lankford will be busy this week dealing with Senate committee confirmation hearings on three Biden nominees. Sen. Inhofe, who once chaired the Senate Energy and Public Works Committee will be among those questioning Brenda Mallory who was nominated to led the White House Council on Environmental Quality …
** The U.S. Air Force is distributing bottled water to Arizona residents and business owners near Luke Air Force Base whose drinking water showed high levels of contaminants. A statement by the base said water testing detected levels of perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctane sulfonate “above the Environmental Protection Agency’s lifetime health advisory for drinking water.” ** Exxon …
In a case directly involving at least one Oklahoma refinery, the federal government came out this week in support of the ethanol industry in a fight over biofuel waivers granted to oil refineries by the Trump administration. The Environmental Protection Agency announced its stand on Monday but the impact of the support on a …
** Saudi Arabia intends to raise its oil output in April after committing to unilaterally cut 1 million barrels per day of crude production in February and March in an effort to boost global prices, according to advisers to the kingdom, though they said the plans could be reversed if circumstances change reported Morning Consult. …
** The mayor of a Texas city resigns after harshly telling residents seeking assistance during the power outage that “no one owes you or your family anything.” ** Chemicals giant DuPont decided to sell a plant in south Louisiana that emits a likely cancer causing pollutant, citing “major concerns” that government agencies would regulate its emissions to protect the community …
President Biden’s EPA nominee Michael Regan is likely to win full Senate confirmation but he won’t have the support of Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe who came out against him in Tuesday’s vote of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. At least five other senators joined Inhofe in opposing Regan’s nomination which was …
While President Biden made unilateral moves against the oil and gas industry without consulting its leaders, his EPA nominee Michael Regan told Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe on Wednesday he will “bring everyone to the table” before making his big decisions. Regan went before the U.S. Senate Environmental and Public Works Committee where he …
