The Coloradans pushing for a passenger rail project along the state’s Front Range were shocked this month when they learned Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert opposed the project. Plus, she asked the Trump Administration’s DOGE or Department of Government Efficiency to yank funding for the proposed passenger rail service from Fort Collins …
One wind farm supporter cautions admist the heated discussion in Oklahoma about the wind industry, don’t let emotions get ahead of the facts. The cautionary advice come from Dustin Ratliff who grew up on a farm near Marland in northern Oklahoma and is now the lead technician atthe Thunder Ranch wind farm. Writing in …
Devastated by a deadly EF-4 tornado a year ago, the southern Oklahoma City of Marietta has renewed high hopes of rebounding from the storm that destroyed a Dollar Tree distribution center. Gone is the massive structure that once looked like Mother Nature left a giant claw mark across it but now Marietta received …
Kansas Corporation Commissioners say they hope to have a decision by early July on a controversial proposal under a new state law that is similar to one opposed by Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners. Under the year-old Kansas law, utility company Evergy wants authority to construct two new natural gas plants, but it faced opposition …
A gathering of Trump administration leaders in Oklahoma City. It’s a topic when Scott Mitchell talks energy with Jerry Bohnen. Plus, the fate of a wind tower setback bill and what it might mean at the legislature.
Homeowners who sued the Oklahoma Department of Transportation for creating a dumpsite that they contend polluted their little private lake lost their appeal to the Court of Civil Appeals. The residents around Lake Theisen located north of Tulsa said the dumpsite debris and silt runoff polluted their lake after the dumpsite was created …
Twenty projects totaling $39.6 million for high-speed internet expansion in 14 counties were officially launched Friday morning in Lone Wolf by the Oklahoma Broadband Office (OBO) and internet service provider Resound Networks. The projects, funded through $21.1 million in federal grants administered by the OBO coupled with $18.5 million in matching contributions from Resound, …
The number of oil and gas rigs in Oklahoma increased in the past week as did the rig count across the U.S. according to the latest Baker Hughes Co. report. Oklahoma’s count grew by two in the past week to reach a total of 55, ten more rigs than a year ago. The …
While crude oil prices finished higher on Friday, most Oklahoma energy stocks closed down for the day. Despite the gain in crude oil prices, they still finished with a weekly drop, thanks in large part to the uncertainty around the tariff talks between the U.S. and China, reported Reuters. There was a sign …
Oklahoma’s Court of Civil Appeals has reversed a Garfield County District Judge’s ruling against Continental Resources Inc. in an 8-year legal fight over natural gas purchase agreements and attorney fees. The Court declared the ruling by District Judge Tom Newby should be reversed in favor of Continental Resources which had been in a …
