Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners has gone to court against Greenpeace and other environmental groups, accusing them of being “eco terrorists” in their fight against the company’s Dakota Access Pipeline. The company filed a racketeering lawsuit in federal court in North Dakota on Tuesday claiming the groups caused “billions of dollars in damage” through “criminal activity …
A federal appeals court has ordered the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to review its decision to approve the Sabal Trail natural gas pipeline in Florida. It’s a ruling that could affect major energy projects across the nation. The ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia was a victory for the …
Four Republican State Senators think all legislators should be directly involved in the creation of a state budget and they intend to file a bill changing the budget process. Whether it’s drawing up a bill on gross production taxes or funding state energy agencies, the senators say their intent is to increase transparency and accountability …
The Tuesday afternoon thunderstorms that dumped rain across the state might have produced a small tornado near Mulhall but also resulted in lightning strikes that destroyed one oil tank battery and a massive home in Norman. One tank was destroyed and a second was burning when Oklahoma City firefighters arrived at the scene of the …
The Sierra Club is out with its annual list of colleges doing their part in encouragement of sustainability and renewable energy and sorry to say, schools in Oklahoma didn’t fare well. Of 239 schools that submitted information about their “green higher-ed” efforts, Oklahoma State University was ranked 162nd. The University of Oklahoma didn’t make the …
One state official suggests gas leaks might prevent the Pawhuska high school from resuming classes this week, leaks in part caused by the school system’s geo-thermal wells drilled to heat the buildings. Kent Wilkins, Chief of Planning Management Decisions at the Oklahoma Water Resources Board says it’s possible classes won’t be allowed to start until …
Three more top administrators of the Bureau of Land Management have been temporarily reassigned including one in charge of public lands in Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico. The move comes after the Interior Department removed three BLM state directors two months ago including New Mexico Director Amy Lueders. She and the Alaska Director Bud Cribley …
A review of oil and gas complaints by residents to the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission shows noise is what irks them the most. The Denver Post reports 419 complaints were filed with the commission in 2016 compared to 240 in 2010 and 252 in 2013. But the number is fast growing—704 already this year. …
State lawsuits are mounting up against Scott Pruitt and his Environmental Protection Agency, maybe reminding him of the days when he was Oklahoma Attorney General doing the same thing against the Obama administration’s EPA. As E and E reports, more than a dozen court challenges have been filed against the EPA since Pruitt took over …
Our story earlier this month about predictions of a larger earthquake hitting Oklahoma has been picked up by Oklahoma City’s KWTV news. The story focuses on the U.S. Geological Survey’s belief that the state has an 80% chance of experiencing a 5.0-magnitude earthquake sometime this year. Oklahoma Geological Survey Director Dr. Jeremy Boak believes the 80% …