If Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lee Zeldin thought he would get his hands quickly on $20 billion in Biden-era climate grants stashed in financial institutions, a federal judge has ruled otherwise. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan prevented the EPA’s attempt to recover the money, an order that is considered the latest judicial setback for …
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Energy briefs
** APA Corp. cut about 300 employees globally as it becomes the latest oil producer to reduce costs by eliminating jobs. The company formerly known as Apache made the reductions in January and late February, APA said in an emailed response to questions. It amounts to between 10% and 15% of the company’s workforce of …
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** Goldman Sachs Group Inc. cut its oil price forecasts, as tariffs reduce the outlook for US growth while OPEC and its allies boost output. The move follows a drop in crude prices from this year’s high in January on plentiful supply, a weak demand outlook from top importer China and an escalating international trade …
EPA’s climate change rollback stuns environmentalists
Climate change enthusiasts were rocked on their heels in the past week by EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin’s announcement—a roll back of nearly every important climate policy on the books. Zeldin plans to kill climate rules and end grants already under construction and no longer make decisions based on what some call “bedrock scientific findings.” …
Energy briefs
** The Environmental Protection Agency said it’s terminating $20 billion in grants awarded through a green bank program established under former President Joe Biden’s signature climate law. The money is part of a $27 billion pool and awarded to community development organizations and other nonprofits, credit unions, housing agencies and solar energy projects. ** Oil …
Mitchell talks energy with Jerry Bohnen—legislators and their energy efforts
What’s on tap in the latest edition of Mitchell talks energy with Jerry Bohnen? We discuss deadline week and renewable energy week at the 60th Oklahoma Legislature.
Texas businesses urge EPA to allow state control of carbon capture well development
When two Texas congressmen recently urged EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin to allow Texas to assume authority over development of carbon capture wells, it came after a few dozen businesses in the state sent the same kind of letter to EPA Region 6 Administrator Scott Mason. In a letter submitted on February 18, 2025, 33 …
Wide range of energy bills approved by the Senate Enery Committee
From solar farms to groundwater permits to stopping the spread of sludge on farmland, the Oklahoma Senate Energy Committee finished its work Thursday by approving 7 energy related bills. Senate Bill 3 by Senator Grant Green of Wellston was approved on a 10-0 vote. It will create a moratorium on the spreading of sludge …
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** The U.S. Senate environment committee on Wednesday weighed the confirmation of Aaron Szabo to be the EPA’s assistant administrator for Air and Radiation and David Fotouhi to be deputy administrator – two key roles that would lead any efforts to unwind the endangerment finding. ** Los Angeles County files a lawsuit against Southern California …
Manure bioprocessing plant faces legal challenges in Iowa
As a New Hampshire company moves forward with possible construction of a bioprocessing plant near Miami in northeastern Oklahoma using poultry litter, it’s similar to other efforts by firms in other states. Here’s what happened when a company announced plans to build a manure digester to create Renewal Natural Gas at a site in …