** An estimated 2 million people are without power in the southeast United States and nearly 130 dead following last week’s arrival of Hurricane Helene. ** It’s possible that a man who drove an SUV into a 20-inch Energy Transfer above-ground natural gas liquids pipeline valve station in Deer Park two weeks ago was having …
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** The death toll is up to 102 people in six states since Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida as a Category 4 storm. It tore through the Southeast and left millions without power and communications. ** Exxon Mobil board director Gregory Goff recently joined a newly formed Elliott Investment Management-backed company seeking to acquire control …
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** Time is running out to avoid the first major strike at shipping terminals along the East and Gulf coasts in nearly 50 years. A group of Biden administration officials, including Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su, are meeting with United States Maritime Alliance representatives to negotiate a deal and prevent …
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** California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs into law three bills cracking down on the oil and gas industry, including one that allows local governments to block new drilling, one that ups cleanup requirements for idle wells and another that bans low-production wells from operating in a Los Angeles-area oilfield. ** New Jersey hit the pause button …
Sens. Mullin and Lankford oppose latest EPA rule on landfill gas operations
Oklahoma U.S. Sens Markwayne Mullin and James Lankford contend the EPA’s latest proposed rule regarding waste-to-energy operations might be going too far and hurt Oklahoma landfill operations. The two sent a letter to environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan to express their concern over the proposed rule. Mullin is the Ranking Member of the Environment …
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** Utility Dive reported total investment in hydrogen projects has grown from $390 billion in May 2022 to an expected $680 billion in May 2024, according to a new report by the Hydrogen Council, a global industry trade group. North America claimed $96 billion of that funding, according to the report. ** The U.S. Federal Trade …
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** President Biden is expected to tout the progress his administration has made on climate change in remarks in New York City this week, as the issue remains an area of stark contrast between Democrats and Republicans. A White House fact sheet said the speech will focus on the administration’s “unprecedented progress in tackling the …
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** The US Commerce Department on Monday proposed prohibiting key Chinese software and hardware in connected vehicles on American roads due to national security concerns – a move that would effectively bar nearly all Chinese cars from entering the US market. ** The U.S. Energy Department awards a manganese and zinc mine under development in …
US House Approves Resolution To Overturn EPA Tailpipe Rule
The Oklahoma congressional delegation joins other Republicans in a vote supporting a resolution to overturn the EPA’s tailpipe rule. The Associated Press reports the GOP claims the move by the Biden administration would force people to buy high-price electric vehicles they don’t want. Opponents have called the rule change a “mandate,” but it doesn’t force …
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** An agriculture industry watchdog sues Arkansas-based Tyson Foods for misleading consumers by marketing “climate friendly” beef and pledging to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 despite the near impossibility of mass-producing beef in ways that benefit the climate. ** Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) expressed optimism this week that lawmakers would soon reach a deal to extend radiation …