Drilling in Alaska, reversing Biden’s EV mandate, lightbulbs, dishwashsers, toilets and gas stoves—-all were targeted Monday by President Donald Trump in his executive orders signed within hours after he was sworn into office for a second term at the White House. On day one of his second presidency, Donald Trump signed executive orders reversing …
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Energy briefs
** Just a few weeks after the Department of Energy’s Inspector General issued a report urging the agency to halt all loans and loan guarantees from the Loans Program Office until it could ensure that it is complying with “conflicts of interest regulations and enforcing conflict of interest contractual obligations,” the LPO last week gave loan …
Energy Secretary’s one goal—affordable electricity in Oklahoma
“I’ve come into this position with really one goal in mind, is that is, and that is to ensure affordable and reliable generate electricity, affordable and reliable electricity for Oklahomans for today and tomorrow.” It’s the declaration of Oklahoma’s new Energy and Environment Secretary Jeff Starling in a sit-down interview with Scott Mitchell on News …
Energy Secretary wants attorneys fired in long-time pollution lawsuit
Oklahoma’s new Energy and Environment Secretary Jeff Starling thinks attorneys used to carry on the state’s 20 year old polllutio lawsuit against the poultry industry should be fired. And it’s what he is telling Attorney General Gentner Drummond . In an interview with the Oklahoma Farm Report, he says he wants the case ended. …
AG joins lawsuit challenging EPA’s methane tax
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond isn’t finished taking on the EPA. The same week he announced his candidacy for Governor, he and 22 other state attorneys general filed a petition for review in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for adopting …
No fireworks in Senate hearings for Interior Secretary and EPA Administrator
Energy was the focus of two of the U.S. Senate confirmation hearings on Thurday, one featuring former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, the president-elect’s choice for Interior Secretary and the other on Lee Zeldin at the Environmental Protection Agency. After firey hearings earlier in the week on other nominees, Burgum and Zeldin fared well …
Energy briefs
** A judge has dismissed New York City’s lawsuit seeking to hold Exxon Mobil, BP and Shell liable for misleading the public about their products, and their commitment to renewable energy and fighting climate change. State Supreme Court Justice Anar Patel said the city could not claim its climate-conscious residents were sensitive to how fossil …
New Mexico targets Air Force Base over release of “forever” chemical
The Air Force is now a target of environmental efforts of the state of New Mexico, which this week issued an action against Cannon Air Force Base for releasing “forever” chemicals in August of last year. The New Mexico Environment Department has issued an enforcement action against Cannon Air Force Base (AFB) after the illegal …
AG declares “victory” in EPA decision
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has closed the file on California’s request for a waiver for its Advanced Clean Fleets regulation, Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced Wednesday just a few months after filing a formal comment letter opposing the request. In September, Drummond and 23 other state attorneys general filed a letter with the …
Energy briefs
** The U.S. automotive industry saw a record number of electric vehicles sold in 2024, with 1,301,411 units breaking last year’s record with a 7.3% year-over-year increase. A record fourth quarter saw 365,824 units sold in the U.S., despite some weakness from sector leader Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA). Fourth-quarter EV sales were up 15.2% year-over-year in the U.S., as reported by Cox Automotive’s …