Oil and gas driller Crestone Peak Resources on Monday claimed victory in a year-long legal battle with Boulder County in Colorado. A district judge dismissed the last of the remaining claims in a lawsuit filed by the county in September 2018, according to a Crestone news release. The countylawsuit was an attempt to stop Crestone’s plans …
A Colorado environmental official and an energy industry representative disagreed sharply at a hearing on Capitol Hill Tuesday over a bill that would limit methane emissions at oil and gas drilling sites. Oklahoma U.S. Rep. Kevin Hern is a member of the House Natural Resources subcommittee on energy and mineral resources. The bill, called …
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency granted some refineries full waivers from biofuels regulation for the 2018 compliance year, even though the Department of Energy had recommended partial exemptions, according to an EPA memo seen by Reuters. However, the list of the refineries which received the waivers did not fall under the EPA’s open records regulations. …
A lawsuit against a multibillion-dollar company brought by three men who were forced to work for free in chicken processing plants can move forward, a federal judge has ruled. The men’s claims alleging racketeering, labor law violations and human trafficking are sufficiently plausible for the case to continue, the judge wrote in an opinion and order …
The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority is naming the turnpike it’s building in eastern Oklahoma County the Kickapoo Turnpike. The project has been controversial to local landowners, but then Governor Mary Fallin said the turnpike was needed as transportation demands grew in the Tinker Air Force Base area as part of the Driving Forward initiative. “We …
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission’s annual updating of rules and regulations covering oil and gas will be held Friday on the Oklahoma City University campus. Entitled “Changing Dynamics in Oklahoma Oil and Gas Development: Looking Back to Go Forward,” it will be held from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Kerr-McGee Auditorium at OCU’s Meinders …
Former President Obama and his wife were Sen. Jim Inhofe’s second choice for his Climate Hypocrite awards he unveiled during Global Climate Week. “Despite stating ‘[rising sea levels threaten every coastline,’ that didn’t stop former President Obama from reportedly acquiring a 29 acre, $15 million ocean front estate on Martha’s Vineyard. His actions clearly show …
(from the Edmond Sun) Peak-season water bills are stirring up a lot of questions for city consumers worried about how much they pay for city water. At the same time the City Council is looking at the possibility of smart meters in Edmond. Best practices in technology allow consumers to monitor their energy usages faster …
Canadian company Enbridge Inc announced this week it has received a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to install 54 steel supports along its underwater Line 5 pipeline in Michigan’s Straits of Mackinac. Line 5 ships 540,000 barrels per day of light crude oil and propane and is a critical part of Enbridge’s Mainline …
Devon Energy selected Shattuck, Hennessey and Lomega High Schools’ FFA chapters to receive over $14,000 in total grants for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education. Shattuck FFA’s funds will go towards the Indian Biddy Barn project, in which students will purchase a housing facility to raise broiler chickens. In addition to the housing facility, …