It appears advocates for a tough law targeting eminent use by a carbon pipeline proposed in Iowa don’t have enough support to override the governor’s veto of the measure. There is enough support in the Iowa House for a special legislative session but not in the Senate to counter the veto by Gov. Kim …
Broadband board meeting moved to June 30
The Oklahoma Broadband Governing Board will hold a Special Meeting at 10:15 a.m. on Monday, June 30, in the Commission Room of the Oklahoma Department of Transportation, 200 NE 21st St., Oklahoma City. A previously scheduled meeting for Tuesday, June 24, at 4:00 p.m. at the same location was cancelled.
ERCOT leader confident of meeting summer electrical demands in Texas
As a heat dome hovers over the country, bringing 100 degree or greater temperatures, the head of ERCOT, the Texas grid, is confident it will be able to provide more than enough electricity to power air conditioners. ERCOT President Pablo Vegas also revealed in an interview that the grid has inspected more than 3,000 …
Energy briefs
** The U.S. Supreme Court rules that petroleum producers have standing to sue California over its vehicle emissions rules, saying the firms would be harmed by a gasoline car phaseout. ** Two large California oil refineries are shutting down, triggering mounting concerns from state legislators, industry groups and many others. The Phillips 66 and Valero’s Benicia …
New Mexico sues Air Force over ‘forever’ chemicals
“Forever” chemicals in existence at an Air Force Base in Clovis, New Mexico have led to a lawsuit againt the military by the state of New Mexico. The New Mexico Environment Department and New Mexico Department of Justice announced this week they had filed a new lawsuit ordering the U.S. Department of the Air …
Scott Mitchell talks energy with Jerry Bohnen—crude oil prices after US bombers attack Iran
The deadly exchange of missiles and bombs between Iran and Israel and the weekend decision by President Trump to use bunker busting bombs have affected crude oil prices. Which way might they go? It’s what Scott Mitchell talks energy with Jerry Bohnen about in today’s podcast.
Crude oil prices plunged as US waited for Iran’s response to bombing attack
Iran’s weak response to the U.S. bombing attack on its nuclear weapons development operations came in the form Monday of missiles fired at a US airbase in Qatar while crude oil prices fell 6% with no apparent interruption of the flow of oil out of the Middle East. No casualties were reported in the missile …
Texas operator ordered to shut down well connected to earthquakes
When Oklahoma experienced months of earthquakes some years ago, state regulators had wastewater well operators to curtail or reduce their operations. Now Texas regulators are doing the same thing and recently targeted one specific company following earthquakes in the Permian Basin. The Texas Railroad Commission took steps last week against Blackbuck Resources, a company …
Residential electricity bills could increase slightly this summer
Just what you didn’t want to hear. The forecast from the U.S. Energy Information Administration says we’ll be paying more in our monthly electric bills in the coming few months and it could mean another $10 for those in the southwest region of the country. During summer 2025, from June through September, residential …
Should be a “rain free” parade for OKC Thunder!!
Chances are pretty low—maybe none that there will be rain Tuesday morning when the Oklahoma City Thunder, the NBA champs, hold their parade in downtown Oklahoma City. And as usual, Oklahoma Climatologist Gary McManus had his comedic look at things in his published weather forecast. “Summer is here, wheat harvest is in full swing, …