A federal pollution lawsuit totaling nearly $21 million dollars to be paid BY FAG Bearings of Joplin, Missouri gets a new twist. U.S. District Court Judge Greg Kays in Missouri has now agreed to reconsider the ruling he made one year ago in which he ordered the legal counsel of a woman who won $20.6 …
The Obama administration is asking a federal judge in Houston to throw out the lawsuit filed in January by TransCanada in a challenge of President Obama’s rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline. The government filed paperwork recently asking U.S. District Court Judge Kenneth M. Hoyt to dismiss the lawsuit or grant summary judgment against TransCanada. …
A large wind farm in northern Colorado gets a new owner. Leeward Renewable Energy LLC announced that one of its subsidiaries has completed the purchase of BP Wind Energy North America Inc.’s 33 and a third percent membership interest in the Cedar Creek Wind 1 farm near Grover, Colorado. Grover’s a small community with about …
The U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee chaired by Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe plans a hearing in the coming week exploring the implications of the U.S. Supreme Court stay on the EPA’s Clean Power Plan. The hearing will be held Thursday, June 9 at 8:30 a.m. Oklahoma time. The committee announcement said the purpose …
The latest figures from Baker Hughes Company in Houston, Texas show Oklahoma’s number of working oil and gas rigs dropped by two in the past week, reaching a total of 57. At the same time, the national count grew by four to hit 408. A year ago, Oklahoma had 106 working rigs and there were …
In State Treasurer Ken Miller’s latest Oklahoma Economic Report, he graded the recently-concluded legislative session a “C,” stating the legislature ended the session with a balanced budget that avoided dreaded worst case scenarios. Writing in the report, Miller said the budget was a most difficult challenge but what the legislature came up with “leaves significant …
The Oklahoma Commerce Department says 45 new jobs will be created by another enrollment by a Tulsa company in the Qualify Jobs Program. The firm is Resolute Engineering LLC which provides engineering, design, project management and construction management services. State officials estimate the maximum benefits through the Quality Jobs Program will be more than $1 …
A report by Energy Law 360 indicates a settlement of sorts about joint disclosures of tax consequences has been made by the Williams Cos. of Tulsa and Dallas-based Energy transfer Equity LP in their proposed merger that’s turned into a legal fight. The energy law website indicates that attorneys for both sides told a Delaware …
A Federal circuit court in Washington, D.C. has heard appeals of Texas and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in a lawsuit filed by the State challenging the EPA’s mandated regional haze plan. It’s a plan that would force Texas to clean up its coal-fired power plants that send haze drifting into Oklahoma affecting the Wichita …
Officials with California’s largest utility, the Pacific Gas and Electric Company are still reviewing a judge’s decision to fine the company more than $24 million for sloppy record keeping of its natural gas distribution system. The California Public Utilities Commission said an administrative judge recommended $24.3 million in fines on top of a 2014 fine …