Sen. David Bullard, R-Durant, held an interim study Tuesday at the state Capitol to discuss strategies to protect pristine waterways in southeast Oklahoma and critical water supplies that drive economic prosperity across the state. His interim study before the Senate Agriculture and Wildlife Committee examined the history and impact of the state’s Scenic …
Crude oil prices fall again
After only a one day reprieve from nearly a week of struggles, crude oil prices on Tuesday dropped again. But on a highlight, Oklahoma energy stocks finished with gains. The dip came as traders waited to read from the U.S. Energy Information Administration had to report as well as when there will be …
Network outages reported by Corporation Commission and other agencies
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission was among some state agencies that experienced system-wide network outages. It affected multiple online systems as well as the Commission’s website. The outage did not allow the use of the agency’s files on rate cases and other filings. Due to the technical difficulties with the website, the Regular Commission …
Legislators challenge yet another Corporation Commission rate hike
State Reps. Tom Gann and Kevin West have filed yet another State Supreme Court challenge of an Corporation Commission approval of a utility rate hike because it involved votes by Commissioner Todd Hiett. It was their sixth such appeal of Hiett’s participation in rate hike approvals. In a filing on Monday, August 11, …
What will be real impact of loss of green energy tax credits?
A mad rush is underway in some states across the nation as the Trump administration does away with tax credits for clean energy projects. Those states are attempting to finish the projects before the expiration of the credits. They are also fast tracking the projects to ensure they are connected to the grid. Meanwhile, …
Final legal filings in two decade poultry lawsuit go to Tulsa federal judge
Final briefs in Oklahoma’s 20-year fight with Arkansas and Oklahoma poultry growers over pollution of the Illinois River were due on Monday in Tulsa U.S. District Court. It’s the case started in 2005 by then-Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson and carried out by current Attorney General Gentner Drummond. Drummond’s recently proposed final judgment in the …
South Extension Turnpike public comment summary report available online; alignment announcement expected by fall
A report summarizing more than 600 public comments on the proposed South Extension Turnpike alignment was recently provided to the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority Board and published online at www.accessoklahoma.com Public comments were received from late May through June 30 from residents in Cleveland and McClain counties after public meetings in Purcell and Norman. …
AI drives natural gas boom in Appalachia and Expand Energy is part of it
Oklahoma’s Expand Energy is among the nation’s top gas producers who are benefitting from a data center construction boom in the Appalachia basin. As more and more data centers are being constructed in such states as Virginia and Pennsylvania, it’s also driving the need for more natural gas—just what Expand Energy and …
$10 billion rate hike over next four years? It’s for real
Customers of Florida’s biggest utility company, Florida Power & Ligght Company are probably still picking themselves up off the floor after hearing what the firm is proposing for a rate hike. FPL wants a nearly $10 billion rate hike for electricity over the next four years. If it comes about, it would be …
Measuring the spectrum of Occupational Emissions
The Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank has released a study regarding occupations and their exposure to emissions-intensive activities. In other words, which occupations offer the greatest and the least exposure to greenhouse gas emissions including carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide. Those activities are reported to be the major contributors to climate change. …
