Saying President Biden’s move to rejoin the Paris Climate accord will kill American jobs and is a liberal climate agenda, Oklahoma Sens. Jim Inhofe and James Lankford joined two other Republican Senators in introducing a bill to prevent new greenhouse gas emission rules. North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis and Mississippi’s Cindy Hyde-Smith joined them …
Biden’s latest tax plan, one unveiled Thursday sent shock waves through Wall Street where investors scrambled in a massive selloff of their stock. While the selloff was underway, crude oil prices managed a slight increase following Wednesday’s losses. West Texas Intermediate crude for June delivery rose 8 cents to $61.43 a barrel. Global benchmark …
Businesses and residents who have not yet prepared for 10-digit dialing of local calls within the 405 area code should do so now urged the Oklahoma Corporation Commission. Saturday is the day when 10-digit dialing for local 405 calls becomes mandatory, ending the period when local calls could be completed either with 7 digits …
A plan largely drawn up by Democrats and the Biden administration called the “Endless Frontier Act” is criticized by Oklahoma Republican Rep. Frank Lucas as problematic and flawed. Lucas, the ranking Republican on the House Science, Space and Technology Committee immediately issued a statement after New York Democratic Sen. Charles Schumer announced the act saying …
A special series will be presented next month by researchers at Oklahoma State University and the University of Oklahoma to announce the results of the latest research into Oklahoma’s produced water from its oil and gas industry. Updates on this research will be the focus of a new seminar series coordinated by the Oklahoma …
More and more states are taking steps related to the distribution of solar power and the policies that apply to it. As PV Magazine reported, Kansas was one of them where its Corporation Commission recently rejected a proposed minimum grid access charge requested by Evergy. The magazine also noted that more than 40 states …
The US rig count inched up by three in the last week to 517 as of April 21, according to Enverus Rig Analytics. While that may not seem like a particularly significant move, this is the first week in 2021 to show an increase on a YOY basis. The current count is up …
A dozen Midwest U.S. Senators wrote EPA Administrator Michael Regan this week asking him to turn down any requests by refiners to waiver or reduce their ethanol blending requirements under the Renewable Fuel Standard. Those requirements are what led to CVR Energy’s U.S. Supreme Court challenge of a ruling that went against its Wynnewood …
The American Lung Association’s “State of the Air” 2021 report contends 40% of Americans or more than 135 million people living in places with unhealth levels of ozone and pollution. Oklahoma cities did not make the list of the most polluted places to live. That list featured many cities in California. More West Coast …
** American Petroleum Institute President and CEO Mike Sommers said Thursday the API supports the goals of the Paris Agreement to reduce global emissions and alleviate poverty. He said it also supports the Biden administration’s announcement for a new U.S. National Determined Contribution for the agreement. ** NextEra Energy Inc. wants to buy more power lines …