Denver oilman Christopher Wright has been confirmed to be the next Secretary of the Energy, winning U.S. Senate confirmation Monday night on a vote of 59-38. The CEO of Liberty Energy will take over an energy department reversing course when it comes to oil and gas development, or as President Trump has repeated, “drill …
As the state awaits a federal court ruling about chicken litter pollution of the Illinois River, environmentalists recently toured the river in eastern Oklahoma. The civil case involves Tyson Foods, Simmons Foods and Cargill who were sued 20 years ago and accused of knowing the chicken litter from used to fertilize farm fields was …
The nation’s trucking industry could see changes with the return of Donald Trump to the White House. Which changes—-industry observers aren’t sure. Some might involve a rollback of the emissions standards created under the Biden administration. From corporate leaders to the men and women behind the wheels of big trucks up and down …
** Energy Fuels Inc. reached an agreement with the Navajo Nation to resume transport of uranium ore on the nation’s territory after a six-month standoff that halted production at the company’s Arizona mine. ** Chevron Corp., investor Engine No. 1 and GE Vernova Inc. formed a partnership to develop natural gas-fired power plants next to …
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed former New York congressman Lee Zeldin to be the new administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. He was confirmed on a 56-42 vote as three Democrats, Mark Kelly of Arizona, John Fetterman of Pennsylvania and Ruben Gallego of Arizona supporting his nomination. Sens. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) abstained …
** As promised, President Donald Trump began reversing the country’s energy policies his first day in office with a spate of orders largely favoring oil, gas and coal. But there is one renewable energy that did find favor: geothermal. Energy experts say that makes sense — geothermal energy makes electricity 24/7. Many people working in the field …
The two men picked to head the Interior Department and the Energy Department received support Thursday from committees in the U.S. Senate. The full senate is where the nominations of former North Dakota governor Doug Burgum to head the Interior Department and Denver oilfield services leader Chris Wright to run the Energy Department will head …
Congressional Republicans, including Oklahoma Congresswoman Stephanie Bice, are pushing back against President Biden’s regulations on appliances with a resolution that seeks to circumvent new green energy standards for freezers. In December 2024, Biden’s Department of Energy (DOE) announced a final rule setting more stringent climate standards for walk-in coolers and freezers. The new regulation …
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 …
** 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 …
