Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce committee will consider legislation to overturn President Trump’s elimination of net neutrality protections. The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, led by Rep. Mike Doyle (D-PA) will meet Tuesday morning on Capitol Hill. Democrats are anxious to push back against the Trump Administration and the Federal Communications Commission which …
The massive fire that happened a week ago near Houston prompted the Texas Attorney General to file suit against the company responsible for the 3-day blaze. Ken Paxton filed suit against Intercontinental Terminals Company alleging it released pollution in violation of the Texas Clean Air Act. His 18-page lawsuit was filed in a Travis County …
A Texas investment firm reports disposing of nearly 6 million shares it had in Oklahoma City’s Chesapeake Energy Corporation. In a filing with the Securities Exchange Commission, Chesapeake Energy reported the sale of 5,913,736 shares by investor NGP Energy Capital Management, LLC based in Irving, Texas. Prices received for the shares ranged from $3.26 to …
Gasoline prices in Oklahoma rose again in the past week reaching a new statewide average of $2.43. The new average is 7 cents higher than a week ago. AAA Oklahoma reports the cheapest gasoline is found in Walters, the county seat of Cotton County in the southwest where motorists pump gas at an average price …
For a second consecutive month, unemployment rose in February in Oklahoma according to a state agency. The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission reported the jobless rate rose 0.1 percent from January to reach 3.3 percent for February. However, the latest unemployment rate is still better than the 3.8 percent reported in February of 2018. The state’s …
Devon Energy leaders will be among those seeking new investors at this week’s Scotia Howard Weil Energy Conference in New Orleans. They plan to make a presentation on Monday, March 25 and it will be available to the public on Devon’s website, www.devonenergy.com on Monday.
Despite the jump to $60 a barrel for oil this past week, oil and gas drilling activity across the U.S. is still sagging slightly. The latest figures show a drop of 10 rigs nationwide, down to 1,016 according to figures from Baker Hughes Co. Oklahoma experienced a decline of 2 rigs to reach 109 for …
Congressmen Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) and Dave Loebsack (IA-02) reintroduced bipartisan legislation that would create a program through the Federal Communications Commission to establish or expand job training programs for communications tower service, construction and maintenance. The Communications Jobs Training Act of 2019 would provide up to $20 million in competitive grants for various universities, …
While the initial clamoring reports focused on “mushroom compost” being used by the EPA in its cleanup of the Tar Creek Superfund Site in northeastern Oklahoma, in reality, it was one of three ingredients used by the agency. The revelation came in a recent Environmental Protection Agency report which indicated the mushroom compost was used …
The Green New Deal pushed by Democrats is not getting a major endorsement from many of the renewable energy companies in the U.S. Leaders of wind and solar firms think it’s unrealistic and also too politically divisive. Here’s how Reuters reports the lack of support: The cool reaction reflects the difficulty that progressive politicians vying …