Senator Jim Inhofe was in the spotlight Friday when it came to Politico’s Morning Energy Report. The Internet newsletter focused on Inhofe’s influence on capitol hill when it comes to energy and on how his former aides are picking up some of the prime spots in the Environmental Protection Agency. Read what the Morning Energy …
Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe found himself defending President Trump’s proposed 31% budget cuts to the EPA during a recent interview on CNN. Anchor Poppy Harlow questioned how the Senator could be comfortable with massive cuts that could affect the EPA’s monitoring of earthquakes in Oklahoma, quakes caused by wastewater injection wells. Senator Inhofe stumbled …
The Trump administration has notified the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver it intends to scrap the Obama administration fracking rules aimed at oil and gas operations on federal lands. At the same time, the government asked the court to delay next week’s scheduled oral arguments in the case that arose last year. …
Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe says the era of what he calls the “heavy-handed regulations” from the Obama administration is over. Writing this week in USA Today, he said President Trump has started delivering on his campaign promises including rolling back some controversial EPA rules. Here is his letter to the paper. For the eight …
Oklahoma U.S. Sen. James Lankford figured this week it was time the rest of the nation—-maybe the East Coast residents—should be made aware of the wildfire devastation in Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas. He took to the Senate floor to deliver a nearly 9-minute long speech, describing in detail of the devastation he has personally witnessed. …
The Oklahoma State Senate passed a unanimous resolution on Wednesday afternoon stripping Ralph Shortey’s legislative privileges based on disorderly conduct, after allegations surfaced about his personal relationship involving an underage boy, according to a report by The Oklahoman. Shortey, a Republican from District 44 in south Oklahoma City, has served in the Oklahoma Legislature since …
A 3.2 magnitude earthquake jolted Pawnee County on Wednesday morning, according to a U.S. Geological Survey report. The temblor struck northeastern Oklahoma at approximately 10:16 a.m. The quake’s epicenter was seven miles northwest of Pawnee. No injuries or damage was reported from the latest earthquake. A record 5.8 magnitude earthquake was recorded in September near Pawnee, …
In Florida, a State Senate committee has given approval for Florida Power and Light Company to make profits off shale gas exploration in Oklahoma. The approval came two years after Florida’s largest utility was allowed by the Florida Public Service Commission to invest $191 million in the Woodford Shale gas project in southern Oklahoma. The …
The Native Americans fighting the Dakota Access pipeline in North Dakota have lost again. The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled this week against the request of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe to stop completion of the $3.8 billion pipeline on the basis of religious freedom arguments. Judge James Boasberg, who ruled …
Already with a reputation of being a climate change ‘denier’, Sen. Jim Inhofe took to the senate floor again this week to again refute claims of ‘man-made’ climate change. And he also leveled accusations against President Obama of spending billions without authorization on climate-change programs. “The hoax is that some in the far left believe …