** One of the strongest windstorms in Colorado in years left thousands of homes in metro Denver without power this weekend, and it could take through Monday to get electricity fully restored. Denver saw winds averaging 60 to 70 mph on Saturday. At one point, the foothills reported wind gusts of more than 100 mph. Hundreds of flights …
Category: EPA
Attorney General’s EPA lawsuit prompts SEC to delay start of methane emissions rule
The lawsuit led by Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond in a challenge of the EPA’s new methane emissions limits prompted the SEC this week to delay implementaton of its final rule on climate requirements of the oil and gas industry. The Securities and Exchange Commission announced it will hold off on implementing its own …
OKC promotes Earth Day and its Office of Sustainability
Earth Day is April 22, but the Oklahoma City Office of Sustainability is focused on clean air, water and soil every day. Established in 2010, the Office has a staff of two who use data-driven strategies to strengthen OKC in the face of economic, environmental and social challenges. The Sustainability Office’s blueprint for action …
Energy quick reads
** Exxon’s upstream division will take a hit of as much as $1 billion from lower oil and gas prices, the Spring, Texas-based company said in a filing Wednesday. Additionally, earnings will fall by as much as $1.3 billion due to “timing effects,” which include unsettled derivatives from trading. ** Vice President Kamala Harris and Environmental Protection …
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** Biden administration estimates show that the US government could spend more than $1.8 trillion over ten years on energy tax subsidies, if they are made permanent. These costs could increase even further as new regulations, such as the recently finalized tailpipe emissions rule and proposed power plant rule, force greater adoption of tax credit‐eligible technologies. ** The …
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** The U.S. was the world’s largest exporter of liquified natural gas (LNG) in 2023, according to federal data released on Monday. U.S. exports of the fossil fuel last year surpassed those of major exporters Qatar and Australia and amounted to 12 percent more American gas shipped than in 2022, the independent Energy Information Administration said. …
Lucas—SEC’s climate disclosure rule a “punch in the nose to Main Street America”
Oklahoma Congressman Frank Lucas isn’t afraid to be blunt in critically describing what he thinks of the recent Securities and Exchange Commission approval of its final climate disclosure rule. In a recent public opinion, published in the Washington Times, the western Oklahoma U.S. Representative called it a “regulatory punch in the nose to Main Street …
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** Maryland Gov. Wes Moore warned of a “very long road ahead” to recover from the loss of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge as the Biden administration approved $60 million in immediate federal aid after the deadly collapse. ** A Michigan facility will become the first shuttered nuclear plant in the country to resume energy generation, a …
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** The bodies of two people were recovered from the Patapsco River on Wednesday as officials searched the water where the Key bridge collapsed after being hit by an out-of-control container ship. The men, a 35-year-old and a 26-year-old, were found trapped in a red pickup at the middle of the fallen bridge, according to …
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** A major bridge in the US city of Baltimore collapsed early Tuesday after being struck by a container ship, sending multiple vehicles and people plunging into the frigid harbor below. Dramatic footage showed a 300-meter vessel hitting the Francis Scott Key Bridge, bringing the steel-built structure crashing into the Patapsco River. ** An aluminum company has …