Attorney General Gentner Drummond is addressing inaccuracies surrounding the ongoing litigation to protect water quality in the Illinois River watershed, calling out what he describes as a coordinated misinformation campaign by Tyson Foods. The attorney general says the poultry company is trying to intimidate Oklahomans and deflect accountability. “Tyson Foods is engaging in shameless gamesmanship, …
Kansas governor wants a water solution for Christmas
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly says her biggest political Christmas wish this year is to find a solution to the state’s water issues. She told those gathering recently at the annual Christmas tree donation at Cedar Crest, the governor’s mansion, it would be the best gift from Statehouse Republicans. “Recognizing that that is not …
EPA now in charge of large SW Colorado gasoline spill
Nearly a year after a 97,000 gasoline pipeline spill polluted areas of southwestern Colorado, the U.S. EPA joined the cleanup effort and took control of operations. The December 2024 spill happened on the Southern Ute Reservation near Durango and became the largest such spill on record in Colorado. It even threatened …
Nation’s oil/gas rig numbers take big drop
The latest Baker Hughes Co. Rig Count showed a slight decline of numbers in Oklahoma but a much larger drop nationally over the past week. The U.S. total fell by 10 rigs, leaving 544 still active in the oil and gas plays. The biggest decline was a loss of 12 oil rigs, leaving …
Colder weather prompts power pool advisory
The extreme weather cold snap hitting Oklahoma prompted the Southwest Power Pool to issue a “Weather Advisory” for the entire SPP Balancing Authority (BA) area, for the next few days. The advisory took effect Sunday, November 30, at 12:00 a.m. CT and will remain in effect until an anticipated end time of Tuesday, December 2, …
Crude oil prices—what will their response be to OPEC+ meeting
Sunday’s OPEC+ meeting was one of the reasons crude oil prices fell in Friday’s trading. Plus, there was the consideration of oil’s geopolitical risk amid the drawn-out Russia-Ukraine peace talks. Oil prices finished the week up about 1% for the week, but both Brent crude and WTI were down for the fourth consecutive month …
Transportation Commissioners to meet Monday
The Oklahoma Transportation Commission’s monthly meeting is scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 1 in the R.A. Ward Transportation Building, 200 N.E. 21st St., Oklahoma City. Members of the public and media are invited to attend or watch the livestream. Items to be addressed at the meeting: The Association of Oklahoma General Contractors will present …
Expectations grow over first lithium production in Arkansas
Standard Lithium recently got support in the race to become the first company to produce lithium in Arkansas. It’s in a race with Exxon Mobil to make it first in the state known for its Smackover formation which is filled with brine or saltwater. Standard recently got support from the U.S. Department of Energy and …
Google goes bigger and bigger
Google’s recent announcement it intends to build two data centers in Muskogee, adding to an existing center in Pryor and construction of one in Stillwater is only a small example of the billions of dollars the company is spending in data centers across the country. Consider its announcement last week of a plan to …
Senator praises water loan to city of Duncan
Longstanding water issues for the city of Duncan could be resolved to some extent as the southern Oklahoma City recently received a $13.5 million loan from the Oklahoma Water Resources Board. State Senator Kendal Sacchieri said it will certainly assist the city address its long-term water and wastewater infrastructure needs. The $13.52 million loan …