With the national Democratic party convention underway this week in Philadelphia, the party’s national platform has been adopted, one focusing on the rights and needs of workers and an emphasis on green energy and environmentally friendly development. Two who helped draw up the platform were Charles Hoskins of Vinita and Alberta Swanegan-Owens of Oklahoma City. …
Gasoline prices in Oklahoma are down to their lowest average since late April, reaching a new average of $1.94, according to figures released this week by AAA Oklahoma. The new average is 3 cents cheaper per gallon than one week ago, making the Oklahoma gasoline some of the cheapest in the U.S. “If your late-summer …
Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners will get a presentation this week concerning the Southwest Power Pool, the Integrated Marketplace and their impact on electric customers in the state. The presentations will be made Thursday at 2 p.m. in the Jim Thorpe building at the state capital complex. The Integrated Marketplace has meant huge changes in the cost, …
A recent Oklahoma Land Commission sale of oil and gas leases netted nearly $5.8 million on 98 different parcels of land in 14 different counties ranging from Texas County in the Panhandle to Pittsburg in the southeast. The honors for the largest amount of money paid for one lease went to Houston, Texas-based Newfield Exploration, a …
In a lawsuit filed in California by a coalition of environmental and public-health groups, it is alleged the Environmental Protection Agency failed to enforce 16 states and the district of Columbia to finalize plans to reduce ozone pollution. Oklahoma is not one of them. “Millions of people are relying on the EPA to protect them …
Any state that relies heavily on oil and gas gross production taxes for state revenue has felt the impact of the drop in oil prices over the past two years. Oklahoma has. So has Texas. And North Dakota finds fuel tax collections for the State’s Transportation Department are taking a hit with fewer vehicles on …
Turns out undercover police officers were in the crowd of oil and gas protesters who demonstrated peacefully last May in the Denver suburb of Lakewood. Police at Lakewood deny they were there to target the protesters but simply to provide information to commanders. The Associated Press says the department claims the undercover operators were not …
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is seeking public input in developing the agency’s strategic plan for fiscal years 2018-2022. The NRC will hold a meeting on Wednesday, July 27 beginning at 9 a.m. at the agency’s headquarters in Rockville, Maryland. A webinar is also available for public participation. The NRC staff will consider the perspectives and …
The most recent jobless figures released by the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission reveal a continuation of job losses among energy-related sectors during the past year. The State’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose 0.1 percentage point to reach 4.8 percent for June as the energy sector, defined in the Mining, Logging and Construction industry per …
Aerospace industry giant, Boeing, confirmed on Friday that the company issued 60-day Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) layoff advisory notices to some Oklahoma City employees. Boeing currently employs around 2,500 employees in the Oklahoma City area. The layoff news follows a July 13 ceremony acknowledging 800 new local employees while dedicating a new 290,000 …