Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly pledged this week that protecting the state’s water supply will be a top priority of her administration as she stays in office for another four years. It’s what she told the 11th annual Governor’s Conference on the Future of Water in Kansas held in Manhattan. “Waiting for a miracle is …
Mullin—higher Thanksgiving meal cost rests with President Biden and his policies
An affordable Thanksgiving meal is off the table. That’s the declaration from Congressman Markwayne Mullin who is about to become a U.S. Senator replacing Jim Inhofe who delivered his farewell address Wednesday to the Senate. In a column released this week, Rep. Mullin stated, ” Joe Biden’s gift to Americans this holiday season is a …
Helmerich and Payne sees large gain in quarterly net income
Helmerich & Payne announced its net income from the fourth quarter of its fiscal year was more than double what it recorded in the previous quarter. It also sees future growth in its international market. The Tulsa company reported net income of $46 million or 42 cents a diluted share from operating revenues of …
EPA fines Evergy over underground chemicals found at closed power plant
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency fined Kansas utility Evergy a total of $120,000 after chemicals were found during groundwater monitoring at the firm’s energy center east of Topeka, Kansas. The Tecumseh Energy Center had been closed in 2018 and included a four-acre area for coal ash. The site was less than a half mile …
Regulators approve massive wind power transmission project in New Mexico
New Mexico regulators signed off this week on a 550-mile transmission line to carry wind powered electricity westward to Arizona. The Sun Zia Transmission Project is owned by Pattern Energy and won final permitting from the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission as well as the Arizona Corporation Commission. It means construction can begin next year. …
Other headlines of energy stories
** During U.N. climate change negotiations in Egypt on Wednesday, the United States signaled its support for the adoption of language calling for phasing down the use of fossil fuels — a major symbolic shift for the world’s largest oil and gas producer. ** A new study finds Louisiana communities with higher percentages of Black residents see 7 …
BLM sale of land to oil and gas producers protested in New Mexico
Environmentalists are protesting the Biden administration’s announced plan to go ahead with the sale of New Mexico’s public land to oil and gas companies. Nearly 3,300 acres of land located in Eddy, Lea and Chaves counties will be sold by the Bureau of Land Management in May of 2023 according to the Carlsbad Current-Argus. …
Propane prices unchanged going into winter
A new report from the federal government showed U.S. propane prices in the first month of the current winter heating season, October to March, are unchanged compared to a year ago. The U.S. Energy Information Administration said the residential price of propane averaged $2.66 per gallon in October, same as the average price in …
Increased holiday travel in next week’s forecast in Oklahoma
Yeah— you and thousands of your closest friends will be gathering next week at the airport or on the highway. It’s Thanksgiving travel time again as you rub shoulders with strangers at the airport, stand in long lines of TSA security or else drive white-knuckled down I-35 in Oklahoma. AAA Oklahoma advises one thing …
Custer County farm pond fight decided by Oklahoma Supreme Court
A fight over a farm pond in western Oklahoma’s Custer County went all the way to the State Supreme Court where a farm family finally won its water fight. The Court ruled in support of Preston and Candy Masquelier who built a pond to collect water from the Crow Springs Creek, a tributary of …
