A lawsuit alleging violation of the Oklahoma Records Act has been filed against Oklahoma Treasurer Todd Russ and his Chief of Staff, Jordan Harvey. The two are accused of failing to comply with the Open Records Act by withholding information and documents under the controversial Oklahoma Energy Discrimination Elimination Act which was suspended …
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** Nearly three weeks after a geyser shoy 100 feet into the air from a Reeves County, Texas oilfield, it is still gushing. The blowout is at an old well, once owned by a Kinder Morgan subsidiary. ** Labor advocates say training unionized oil and gas workers to plug orphaned oil and gas wells would help …
The Oklahoma Water Resources Board is preparing to continue a series of meetings statewide with water utility suppliers, regulated industry, commercial ag producers and economic development entities. The first three rounds of meetings were held earlier in the year but the fourth round will begin this week. Round 4 will get focus on: Potential …
The Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust (OCWUT) is working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) to draw water from Lake Canton in northwest Oklahoma. The water is needed to help increase water levels at Lake Hefner, which serves as a primary water source for the City of Oklahoma City. The Canton release …
Evergy, the largest electric utility in the state of Kansas announced this week plans to build two more natural gas plants in the next six years. The company said it will build combined-cycle natural gas plants — each with a 705-megawatt capacity — in Sumner and Reno counties in 2029 and 2030, respectively. …
The heat of the next few days across Oklahoma and the rest of the Midwest caught the attention of the Southwest Power Pool electric grid. The SPP issued a Conservative Operations Advisory for Tuesday and Wednesday and it covers the grid’s balancing authority footprint made up of 14 states. The advisory is to …
It wasn’t enough to recover from the 7% decline over the past week, but crude oil prices Monday gained 2%. At the same time it sent a slap in the face of most Oklahoma energy stocks as they suffered losses. The increase in crude prices came as there was no letup in the …
A U.S. Supreme Court decision to consider Oklahoma’s litigation opposing the Biden-Harris Administration’s federal overreach in rejecting Oklahoma’s state implementation plan (SIP) for ozone emissions drew a big favorable reaction from State Attorney General Gentner Drummond. In March 2023, Drummond filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit against …
By Mike W. Ray of the Southwest Ledger The city manager of Hugo, the Choctaw County Board of Commissioners and all three Pushmataha County commissioners have declared their opposition to a proposed hydroelectric plant in southeastern Oklahoma because of its potential adverse effects on the quantity and quality of water in the Kiamichi …