Calling itself the part of America’s growers, producers, farmers, ranchers, foresters, miners, commercial fishermen and all those who bring from the earth the crops, minerals and energy, the Republican Party unveiled its party platform this week in Cleveland. “We look in vain within the Democratic Party for leaders who will speak for the people of …
Oklahoma Congressman Steve Russell has announced that he will hold two town hall meetings on Thursday, July 21, 2016 in Oklahoma City. A “Bring Your Own Brown Bag Lunch” gathering will be hosted at noon at the OSU-OKC Student Center and at 6 p.m. at Francis Tuttle Technology Center. Both events are open to the public. The …
Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe is one happy man today after the final step was taken to delist the Lesser Prairie Chicken. The chairman of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee has spent the past few years fighting the Obama administration’s efforts to protect the bird, a move opposed by oil and gas …
While it has been tasked with reviewing and making recommendations about the fate of dozens of tax credit programs from wind farms to ethanol in Oklahoma to next year’s legislature, the Oklahoma Incentive Commission is not exactly racing down the stretch. Lyle Roggow, chairman of the Commission said afterward, “we’re making great headway.” In last week’s …
So much for the partying after a massive settlement of a lawsuit against an Oklahoma City energy company. One of the attorneys who sued and brought about a $53 million settlement with Chesapeake Energy in a Texas royalty fight now has gone to court against his co-counsel. Jim Ward wants a third of the legal …
In a fight with the Caddo Nation over the construction of a history center near Anadarko, the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes asked an Oklahoma City federal judge recently to throw out the Caddo Nation’s lawsuit challenging the site of the center. The Caddo Tribe contends the construction site holds sacred Caddo burial sites and filed …
Landfills nationwide now face new stands for methane gas emissions as set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. As of last Friday, the final standards were released for new and modified municipal solid waste landfills and emission guidelines for existing ones. The EPA’s goal is to reduce methane emissions by about 334,000 tons a year …
The federal government and the state of Texas have announced a series of hearings to explore ways to improve passenger rail service from Oklahoma City to south Texas. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration and the Texas Department of Transportation have released 10 service and route options for new and improved conventional and …
The Fifth U.S. Circuit Court has dealt a major blow to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in its efforts to enforce Regional Haze rules covering the air over national lands in southern Oklahoma and Texas. The court stayed the EPA’s plan through pollution controls at certain power plants, siding with numerous power companies in Texas, …
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Route 66, a highway made famous for attracting gas-guzzling Chevrolet Bel Airs traveling from Chicago to Los Angeles, is turning green. The Mother Road is seeing a growing number of electric car charging stations along the 2,500-mile path, and some states even are pushing for solar panels and electric buses. Illinois …