The Trump administration’s proposed budget cuts to the nation’s weather service aren’t being well received by Oklahoma’s congressional delegation as they seek protection for the weather operations at the University of Oklahoma. Congressman Frank Lucas’s reaction is making the headlines in much of the reactional coverage. “The very discussion about reducing our investment …
The Oklahoma Broadband Governing Board has awarded $53.4 million in federal grants to five internet service providers for 19 middle mile infrastructure projects. The total investment for the program is expected to be $89.6 million when $36.2 million in matching funds from awarded companies is included. Funded through the ARPA State and Local Fiscal Recovery …
Oklahoma Congressman Josh Brecheen joined Texas Congressman Chip Roy in introducing the Energy Freedom Act. to repeal the more than 20 green energy tax subsidies created or expanded by the Biden Administration’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). “The Democrats’ so-called ‘Inflation Reduction Act’, signed into law in 2022, is nothing more than a massive, …
Crude oil prices shot up $1.60 a barrel on Tuesday following word of the temporary cut in the U.S. and China tariffs. Plus, there was a better-than-expected inflation report. The Labor Department reported the Consumer Price Index rose 2.3% in the 12 months through April. Also, Oklahoma energy stocks had a strong day with …
Two consumer groups joined forces in a recent effort to convince Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt to veto a bill that would allow utilities to charge customers while electric projects are under construction. “This bill would shift unnecessary financial risk onto Oklahoma’s ratepayers while undermining the constitutional authority of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, wrote leaders …
Evergy, the big Kansas City-based energy company, is drawing criticism for delaying the retirement of its coal plants, a move that environmentalists say will increased methane gas generation. A report by the Energy and Policy Institute said the utility’s move raises questions about its ability to meet a pledge to reach net-zero emissions …
Stardust Power Inc., an American developer of battery-grade lithium products, announced a significant update to its permitting process. Following a determination process by the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ), the Company has confirmed that no industrial wastewater discharge permit will be required for its planned lithium processing facility in Muskogee, Oklahoma. This determination …
Summer temperatures in May? It’s what we can expect Wednesday in Oklahoma. “Wednesday still looks like the hottest day, before we get a cool front in here and cool down for Thursday,” wrote Gary McManus, Oklahoma Mesonet Climatologist. Storms are also in the weekend forecast.
(a legislator hugs activist Kathy Stockdale–Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch) After four years of intense debate and legislative fighting, a bill was passed this week by the Iowa legislature to pull the reins in on carbon sequestration pipelines and the ability of operators to use eminent domain. It could be another stumbling block …
** Utility player NRG Energy will pay nearly $10 billion for 18 natural gas-fired power plants from LS Power in a move designed to prepare NRG for a domestic power market that’s set to soar. ** A bill to lift Illinois’ 40-year moratorium on new large nuclear energy plants has stalled recently as Senate lawmakers work …
