When the U.S. Senate Public Works and Environment committee met this week to explore water infrastructure challenges in rural and underserved communities, it got some answers from an Oklahoma official. Shellie Chard, Water Quality Division Director at the Oklahoa Department of Environmental Quality was among those who testified how local water investments are …
** Michigan lawmakers approved a slate of bills Wednesday night that are set to transform the energy systems at the heart of America’s heavy industry, putting the major manufacturing state on a course to generate all its electricity from carbon-free sources within just 17 years. ** On Tuesday, Maine residents voted overwhelmingly in favor of …
A drought is limiting ship traffic through the Panama Canal. The resulting delays caused shipping rates through the Panama Canal for Very Large Gas Carriers (VLGCs) to reach record highs, which increased the cost of shipping liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from the United States. According to the Panama Canal Authority (APC), water levels at Gatún Lake are …
The drought in Oklahoma is one thing, but the drought in southeast Kansas is so severe that one town along the border expects to be out of water by Christmas. Things are so desperate in Caney, a city of 2,000, that stockpiles of bottled water sit in front of the town hall. “This is …
Oklahoma Congresswoman Stephanie Bice says the Energy and Water Subcommittee Appropriations bill passed in the House last week was a continuation of work to “fund the government in a fiscally responsible manner.” She and every other member of the Oklahoma delegation in the House voted for the measure. “We must continue to prioritize programs …
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Oklahoma State University geology professor, Dr. Todd Halihan, would be the recipient of a nearly $2 million research grant to study the use and risks of enhanced aquifer recharge (EAR) to improve groundwater availability and quality. Along with his team of researchers at OSU, Halihan will …
Poultry producers are asking Tulsa U.S. District Judge Gregory Frizzell to throw out his long-awaited ruling that was issued in January of this year and declared they had polluted Oklahoma’s Illinois River with their chicken waste. The producers, Tyson Foods Inc. of Arkansas, Cargill Inc of Minnesota , Cal-Maine Foods Inc., Tyson Poultry Inc., …
All five Oklahoma Representatives in the House recently voted in support of a measure that not only reins in the Biden administration’s Green New Deal policies but funds improvements in the nation’s waterways. Rep. Tom Cole, Vice Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee eagerly gave his support to H.R. 4394, the Energy and Water …
The city council in Edmond voted this week to prepare in the event it might join a class action lawsuit alleging water contamination. Whether Edmond will join in the nearly $11 billion in settlements of lawsuits depends on the level of PFAS or “forever” chemicals in the city’s drinking water. Fox 25 News reported …
As work is underway for the approaching Oklahoma Governor’s Water Conference, Oklahoma legislators were told this week they should do more to develop the underground storage of water in the state. It was the advice of at least one university professor who spoke at an interim study on underground aquifers. Todd Halihan, a professor and …
