A rewrite by the Trump administration’s EPA of the Obama administration’s WOTUS rules has been criticized by an agency advisory panel. The rules, rewritten in January were heavily criticized by Oklahoma farmers and ranchers as well as members of Congress. But the EPA’s Science Advisory Board (SAB) said this week some of the changes in the …
Oklahoma U.S. Sens. Jim Inhofe and James Lankford are among 11 senators urging the Trump administration to challenge a renewable fuels decision from the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver. They want the EPA to fight the court. The Senators are among those who support the administration’s original rule to grant ethanol …
From fire-fighting foam used at Air Force bases in Oklahoma and across the U.S. to sticky notes to the shoes we wear….they involve PFAS chemicals and now have led to criminal investigations involving the EPA. Bloomberg Environment reports it’s the latest twist involving what are called “forever chemicals.” The Environmental Protection Agency acknowledged the probes in …
The Environmental Protection Agency says it will drastically reduce the number of exemptions granted to small refineries seeking to cut their 2020 ethanol blending requirements under the Renewable Fuel Standard. The announcement comes after a Denver federal court ruling in January said the EPA exceeded its authority in exempting three oil refineries including one in …
Environmentalists are still fighting over decisions made when Scott Pruitt was Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. They wanted him out of office and got their wish, but now can’t decide on one topic of contention. POLITICO’s Morning Energy Report says the EPA and the Natural Resources Defense Council can’t agree on what to do after …
While President Trump’s proposed budget includes cutting $2.4 billion from the EPA, including its Superfund program, Oklahoma Congressman Markwayne Mullin suggests it’s only a proposal and might not become a reality. It’s what he said in response to the President’s plan to slash funding for the Superfund program that monitors and administers the cleanup …
Pollution from out-of-state power plants, like the smoke from Texas power plants drifting over southern Oklahoma is at the heart of a federal lawsuit filed Friday against the Environmental Protection Agency. The lawsuit wants the EPA to clamp down on pollution that has worsened smog problems in 22 states. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. …
EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler has reacted to last month’s Denver Federal Appeals court ruling that applied to a southern Oklahoma refinery that had received an exemption from the Renewable Fuel Standard. Wheeler said over the weekend the ruling that stated the EPA exceeded its authority in exempting three oil refineries, one of which is in …
A showdown in the west will take place Tuesday in Denver over the Trump administration’s efforts to revamp the National Environmental Policy Act, changes that environmentalists consider harmful. The Environmental Protection Agency will hold a hearing at its regional headquarters in Denver on a plan to speed up commercial development in the White River National …
An announcement by the EPA could mean a setback for the handful of Oklahomans who have filed federal lawsuits blaming Roundup’s manufacturer for causing their cancers. The Environmental Protection Agency announced it finished a regulatory review and found that glyphosate, the most widely-used weed killer in the U.S. is not a carcinogen. It reaffirms the …
