The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday is set to hear arguments in the efforts of three Republican state Representatives to prohibit Corporation Commissioner Todd Hiett from voting on rate cases involving ONG, OGE and PSO. Oral arguments are scheduled for 2 p.m. in the writ of prohibition (PR-122513) sought by Reps. Gann, R-Inola, …
Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Bob Anthony came out with a scathing response to a recent Attorney General’s opinion against his own investigation into allegations against Commissioner Todd Hiett. In an op-ed piece, Anthony was also highly critical of Commission Chair Kim David. He vowed not to take part in closed-door meetings of the commission …
Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company (OG&E) and the University of Oklahoma (OU) Society of Women Engineers students teamed up for GLAMS (Girls Learning and Applying Math and Science), inspiring girls with hands-on design projects. The event brought together middle school girls to explore the exciting world of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), featuring …
The State Supreme Court ruling we first told you about last week where the court overturned a 2022 order waiving the collection of franchise fees by utilities could result in higher utility bills for consumers. At least that’s what Paul Monies of Oklahoma Watch reported as he explored the decision that came out of …
An Arkansas farmer has not only learned to live with solar farms taking over the land around him, but how to generate income from the farms. He does it through “solar grazing” by the hundreds of sheep he employs on the solar farms where their job is to maintain weeds and grass around the …
As the nation’s oil and gas rig count was unchanged in the past week, it meant there were very few changes in rig activity in the U.S. oil and gas plays. The Permian Basin, the nation’s most active play, remained at 303 rigs, according to the most recent Baker Hughes Co. rig count. The …
** President-elect Donald Trump has picked former New York Congressman and gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin to be the head of the Environmental Protection Agency in his upcoming administration. ** The head of the Arkansas Advanced Energy Association believes the state faces an “energy crisis” due to the imminent closure of coal-fired plants and the rollback of …
An Austin, Texas company known for selling thousands of car exhaust cheat devices that skirt air pollution regulations has been hit with a nearly $3 million from the EPA. The agency fined COBB Tuning, the firm that sold 90,000 of the “defeat devices” since 2015. The devices increase a vehicle’s performance by disabling …
A confrontation between the Biden administration and re-elected President Donald Trump is in the making after the government announced plans Friday to create tighter restrictions on oil, solar and wind energy development in the name of protecting the greater sage grouse. The new rules could be reversed, if adopted, with the arrival of …
If there’s one thing Alan Armstrong, CEO and President of Williams Cos. is looking forward to in a second Donald Trump administration, it is the renewed development of energy infrastructure and the removal of constraints on energy development. “The challenge is the infrastructure. It’s not a drilling issue. It’s not a supply issue,” said …
