While many Oklahoma energy leaders are praising the President’s move last week to repeal the EPA “endangerment finding”, one created in 2009 by the Obama administration, such is not the case in New Mexico where one leader said it is a “moment to mourn.” The state also relies heavily on oil and gas revenues for …
Category: EPA
Coal group praises President’s reversal of EPA rule
One organization that hailed President Trump’s decision last week to repeal the EPA’s Endangerment Finding is America’s Power, a group that advocates for coal use. The group’s President and CEO Michelle Bloodworth praised the repeal of the 2009 declaration which she said became a justification for some of the Environmental Protection Agency’s most far …
Petroleum Alliance—returning EPA to “common-sense” policies
Simmons: EPA’s repeal of the Endangerment Finding returns agency to common-sense policies When President Trump announced last week his decision to repeal the Environmental Protection Agency’s so-called “endangerment finding” it was a move that was welcomed with wide open arms at the Petroleum Alliance of Oklahoma. So much so that President Brook A. Simmons …
Energy Brief: Earnings, Rates, Solar, Global Energy Moves
Earnings outlook across major energy and materials companiesEarnings season continues with updates expected from Occidental Petroleum (OXY), Energy Transfer (ET), Devon Energy (DVN), Transocean (RIG), Newmont (NEM), Pan American Silver (PAAS), Kinross Gold (KGC) and Nutrien (NTR). The reports are expected to provide insight into commodity pricing, production volumes, and capital discipline, according to Seeking …
Tyson and Cargill reach poultry settlements with Oklahoma
Attorney General Genter Drummond announced Friday a major breakthrough in Oklahoma’s 20-year poultry litter pollution litigation, securing settlements totaling more than $25 million from Tyson Foods and Cargill. The settlements mark a turning point in one of the state’s most significant environmental cases. “For over two decades, Oklahoma has fought to protect the Illinois River …
Lankford and others try again to eliminate “Superfund Tax” on oil and gas
They want the Biden administration tax repealed Oklahoma U.S. Sen. James Lankford is one of the co-sponsors of a bill to lower energy prices for American families by repealing the $12 billion “Superfund Tax” on U.S. energy production. The main sponsors of the “Pay Less at the Pump Act” were U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) …
Appropriations and Budget Natural Resources Subcommittee
The Oklahoma House Appropriations and Budget Natural Resources subcommittee members will meet Monday morning to consider several measures. When: Monday, February 16, 2026 10:30 AM Where: Room 5S2 Agenda: 1. Welcome and Introductions 2. HB2988 – Environment and natural resources; Oklahoma Harmful Woody Species Removal Tax Credit Act; income tax credit; Oklahoma Conservation Commission; effective date. – …
Trump EPA revokes climate change rule
Longstanding EPA Climate Change rule revoked by President Trump EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin called it “the Holy Grail of federal regulatory overreach,” a scientific finding used in the action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change. On Thursday, the Trump administration revoked the finding, a move considered to be the most aggressive by …
New Mexico targets DOE over Los Alamos legacy waste
New Mexico claims Energy Department failed to meet EPA standards The New Mexico Environment Department issued several actions this week to hold the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) accountable for failing to prioritize the cleanup of Los Alamos National Laboratory’s “legacy waste” for disposal at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP). The continued presence …
White House pact might ease data center concerns in Oklahoma
Just as some Oklahoma leaders have expressed extensive concern over the impact that data centers will have on residential electric bills, the issue is of concern at the White House. POLITICO reported this week the Trump administration wants what some Oklahoma legislators want—to have the data center developers pay for the tremendous amount of …