New Mexico Environment Department Sec. James Kenney and New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez asked a state court to order Cannon Air Force Base near Clovis to comply with state law and let inspectors collect on-site samples of toxic PFAS. The motion follows Cannon officials’ refusal to allow NMED inspectors to conduct environmental sampling during …
“This is a HUGE win for Missouri landowners and taxpayers who should not have to fund these green energy scams.” The X posting of Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey after the Energy Department on Wednesday ended the conditional $4.9 billion loan guarantee for the Grain Belt Express power line that runs from southwest …
Colorado has run into opposition over its plan to close all six of its remaining coal-fired power plants by 2031. The Environmental Protection Agency says “not so fast!” It contends the proposed move would threaten grid reliability and also be in violation of federal law. The EPA made known its stand on the …
So many data centers are being built or proposed around the nation, including in Oklahoma that it raises questions about the ability of utilities to meet the demand for electrical power and for water. The growth also raises questions of responsibility when it comes to the environment. The U.S. Department of Energy contends the …
Entergy Arkansas has unveiled plans for a new 754-megawatt natural gas-fired power plant in south central Arkansas, replacing a coal-fired plant that will stop burning coal in 2028. The proposed Jefferson Power Station will replace the White Bluff power plant, known for having one of the tallest chimneys in the world at 1,001 …
** Fervo Energy, a startup that specializes in geothermal energy, has started using the same horizontal drilling strategy that revolutionized oil drilling decades ago. The technique not only drills sideways, but it also drills deeper to access a different reserve of heat energy that was previously unavailable. ** General Motors calls EVs its “north star” …
** Google agrees to pay more than $3 billion over 20 years to buy energy from two Pennsylvania hydroelectric plants, to help power its data center operations. ** A coal-fired power plant in Pennsylvania that closed in 2021 will get a $3.2 billion overhaul to reopen as a natural gas plant providing power to a …
Environmentalists in Dallas call them “The Toxic Twins.” And they’re launching a campaign to have the city shut them down, contending the two firms are polluting Dallas neighborhoods. The environmentalists are targeting two shingle factories, GAF in West Dallas and TAMKO in Joppa. TAMKO has several distribution centers throughout Oklahoma. Environmentalists stood outside …
Global gas flaring surged for a second year in a row, wasting about $63 billion in lost energy and setting back efforts to manage emissions and boost energy security and access. Flaring, the practice of burning natural gas during oil extraction, reached 151 billion cubic meters (bcm) in 2024, up 3 bcm from …
** President Trump’s administration delivered a long-overdue blow to California’s high-speed rail project. Federal funding—$4 billion in unspent grants—has been yanked, halting what critics say is a boondoggle that has devoured billions while delivering broken promises. ** Rep. Bob Latta (R-Ohio), a powerful figure in U.S. energy policy as chair of the House Energy and …
