Just as environmental enforcers in New Mexico announced this week their intention to crack down on oil and gas operations found in violation of emissions regulations, the state released a list of actions taken in September. The New Mexico Environment Department made available its Enforcement Watch. The Enforcement Watch is a listing of all active …
** Utah made $1.4 billion in royalty revenue from gas and oil production on public lands over the last decade. But a nonpartisan watchdog group reports that taxpayers missed out on millions because of the below-market royalty rate that the federal government charges oil and gas companies while also footing the bill for cleaning up …
Three energy firms operating in New Mexico’s San Juan Basin have been hit with nearly $700,000 in penalties from the EPA for air quality violations discovered through helicopter flyovers. The firms were Logos Operating, LLC, DJR Operating, LLC and Enduring Resources, LLC. They not only have to pay the civil penalties but also carry …
** A new directive that the Biden Administration quietly issued in September 2023 will accelerate the shift from the government buying fossil fuel vehicles to electric vehicles. The administration directed U.S. agencies to begin considering the social cost of greenhouse gases when making purchase decisions and implementing their budgets. ** U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Tuesday the United …
Drillers and oil and gas operators in New Mexico will be targeted in the next six months by the State Environment Department in a crackdown on compliance assurance activities. The NMED promised in a release this week that it will “significantly increase” compliance activities in the Permian and San Juan Basins. The state plans …
** The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is investigating more than 708,000 trucks and SUVs built by Ford and Lincoln due to reports of “catastrophic engine failures.” The agency expands investigation of vehicles all powered by a turbocharged 2.7- or 3.0-liter EcoBoost V6. ** The United Auto Workers union has reached a tentative contract agreement with Mack Trucks that covers about 4,000 workers …
** The White House is prohibiting senior administration officials from traveling for international energy engagements that promote carbon-intensive fuels, including oil, natural gas and coal, Fox News Digital has learned. ** Californians are bracing for Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) impending signoff on a seminal slate of rules that would require large companies to disclose both their greenhouse gas …
** Economists at the Energy Information Administration predict on average, US residential electricity prices in the US will decline by 1%. ** Nuclear power plants using low-cost electricity to make hydrogen from water, an emerging fuel, could play a role in the energy transition, the head of a U.S. office that distributes billions of dollars in loans …
Those efforts by Oklahoma U.S. Sens. Markwayne Mullin and James Lankford to fight the endangered species protections forthe long-eared bat in eastern Oklahoma and the lesser prairiei-chicken in the western counties were shut down this week by the White House. President Biden pulled out his veto pen and killed their legislation, saying each of …
** Besides subsidizing the electric vehicle (EV) industry with a staggering $15.5 billion, the Biden administration is investing an additional $100 million in federal funding to prioritize the repair and replacement of EV charging stations throughout the U.S. ** President Biden on Wednesday approved an emergency declaration for the state of Louisiana after Gulf of Mexico saltwater entered the drinking water …
