A Federal Appeals Court has told the EPA it was wrong to deny Arkansas’s plan to implement the Clean Air Act standards for ozone emissions. The court blocked the EPA”s disapproval in what Attorney General Tim Griffin called a win over regulatory overreach. The order from the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals was …
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Texas congressman says EPA plans to weaponize rules against Permian Basin
Talk about foot-dragging. It’s what Texas Congressman August Pfluger says he encountered with the Environmental Protection Agency as he attempted to confirm it’s threat to declare all of the Permian Basin a non-attainment area for ozone control. The Odessa American reports that it took the Republican congressman more than a year to get a …
Rep. Lucas says Energy Department decision to revoke $200 million award raises more questions
House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Frank Lucas sent a fourth letter to the Department of Energy (DOE) regarding a grant to Microvast, a company with close ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Earlier, DOE communicated to Committee staff that Microvast would not be receiving the $200 million award as initially announced. While …
AG Drummond says Supreme Court made the right call in WOTUS fight with EPA
Attorney General Gentner Drummond lauded the U.S. Supreme Court’s 5-4 ruling yesterday in Sackett v. EPA, a decision that limits the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency. At issue was the EPA’s Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule that had been opposed by Oklahoma and other states. “I am pleased the U.S. Supreme Court has …
Other energy headlines
** The highly-anticipated debt ceiling package House Republicans and President Biden announced on Sunday includes a provision fast-tracking a massive 303-mile West Virginia-to-Virginia natural gas pipeline project for approval. ** When the U.S. Supreme court recently ruled against the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers in a Waters of the US fight, all but one conservative …
Brief energy updates
** Advocates of high-speed trains fear the trains might be the latest victim of the Biden administration because it wants all materials in federal infrastructure projects to be made in the U.S. ** A new study warns that nearly 800,000 residents in Phoenix would need emergency medical care for heat stroke and other illnesses in an extended …
House votes to overturn EPA heavy truck emissions rules
The House on Tuesday passed a resolution rejecting what the Biden administration’s EPA proposed in a crackdown on emissions from big trucks. All five of Oklahoma’s Representatives were among those who voted to dump the Environmental Protection Agency’s plan to enforce tougher emissions restrictions on heavy-duty trucks sold after 2027. The House voted was …
Lankford and others say latest EPA rule would harm small businesses
Sen. James Lankford along with two others in Congress are telling the EPA “not so fast” about a proposed rule change they say would potentially be harmful to communities during emergencies. Lankford was joined by Sen. Kevin Cramer of North Dakota and Rep. John Joyce of Pennsylvania in urging the Environmental Protection Agency to …
Energy short reads
** Ford Motor Co. announced it is keeping AM radio available in its vehicles following pressure from lawmakers to keep it in its products. CEO Jim Farley said in a Tuesday tweet he spoke to policymakers about keeping AM radio available as part of the emergency alert system and decided it will be included in all 2024 Ford and Lincoln …
Montana develops as climate battleground
While many think of Montana as Big Sky country, to environmentalists and others it is a state emerging as a climate battleground to watch. That’s because Gov. Greg Gianforte recently signed a law barring the state from using climate impacts to determine major projects. On top of that, a state judge ruled a first-of-its-kind …