Attorney General Scott Pruitt’s nomination to become the new chief of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is now opposed by 13 former heads of state environmental protection agencies, most from liberal states. Some served under Republican Governors. Others served under Democratic governors. In a letter this week, they all urged Senators on the Environment …
Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt’s handling of two controversial rate requests is coming back to haunt him. ClimateWire explored how Pruitt supported OGE in a $1 billion rate hike three years ago but fought a $130 million requested rate increase by Public Service Company of Oklahoma. OGE is the state’s largest utility while PSO is …
He’s been called an arsonist in charge of fighting forest fires. Others contend he wants the Environmental Protection Agency to stand for Every Polluter’s Ally. Yet Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt has his supporters as he prepares for his Wednesday morning confirmation hearing to run the EPA. Support from Oklahoma U.S. Senators Jim Inhofe and …
If Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt doesn’t know it by now that Democrats will go after him during his confirmation hearing Wednesday morning to run the EPA, then he’s not been paying attention. Democrats on the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee made it clear last week, they stand with some scientists who say …
The Houston, Texas based Consumer Energy Alliance says that rejecting pipeline infrastructure in the U.S. could remove nearly a third of the nation’s electricity generation capacity in 13 years. The report is titled “Families, Communities and Finances: The Consequences of Denying Critical Pipeline Infrastructure.” It predicts Oklahoma and Texas and other states that make …
The allegations by environmentalists and opponents of Scott Pruitt becoming chief of the Environmental Protection Agency are not the first to be raised about Pruitt receiving campaign money from friendly industries. Environmentalists and the New York Times noted this week that Pruitt received campaign money from the poultry industry as he attempted to ease state …
Environmentalists and their organizations are making a stronger push to stop the U.S. Senate confirmation of Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to become the new chief of the Environmental Protection Agency. Ever since Pruitt was nominated by President-elect Donald Trump, the Sierra Club has been among the most vocal opponents. In one of its most …
As Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt prepares for what U.S. Sen. James Lankford says could be the “wildest” of confirmation hearings this week, Pruitt came under review of the New York Times. In its Sunday edition, the paper noted how Pruitt took over as Oklahoma Attorney General and immediately stopped efforts to punish the …
Houston-based Anadarko Petroleum has sold its Eagleford Shale assets in South Texas for nearly $2.3 billion to Sanchez Energy Corporation and Blackstone Group LP. It means the company is saying goodbye to exploration in the Eagle Ford .At one time, the Eagle Ford was one of the biggest producing shale areas in Texas. Under terms …
Tulsa-based WPX Energy has announced a public offering of 45,000,000 shares of common stock for nearly $600.8 million. At the same time, the company has announced it’s moving ahead with the purchase of 120,000 acres in the Delaware Basin in west Texas. The purchase includes 23 producing wells. The company said Friday it has granted …