Oklahoma U.S. Sen. James Lankford and more than 30 other senators, Markwayne Mullin among them, say it’s time President Biden withdraw his nomination of Julie Su to be Secretary of Labor. He was also joined by Sen. Mike Braun of Indiana, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and 30 fellow GOP Senators in …
Nearly 88,000 PSO customers remain without power while OGE might be finished with restoration efforts
The goal is Saturday evening for all of the Public Service Company customers who lost power in last weekend’s severe weather to have service restored. PSO said it had restored electricity to more than 117,000 customers as of Wednesday evening but another 87,633 were still without power. At one point, 204,000 PSO customers were …
Senators take on California’s engine ban and EPA as well
Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin along with senators from Kansas and Nebraska contend California should not have the right to ban car engines that rely on fossil fuels and allow the EPA to grant waivers from an existing environmental law. He and Sen. Roger Marshall of Kansas and Sen. Pete Ricketts of Nebraska are …
Earthquakes recorded this week in southern Colorado
Southern Colorado experienced two earthquakes this week around the Trinidad area, a region where some studies claimed to have linked the seismic activity to oil and gas wastewater injection wells. The Monday morning earthquakes were only five minutes and seven miles apart, reported the U.S. Geological Survey. The first measured 3.8 magnitude near the …
OGE urges shareholders to reject mini-tender offer
An unsolicited mini-tender offer by TRC Capital Investment Corporation is being opposed by OGE Energy Corp. TRC, a Canadian private investment corporation, included OGE Energy Corp. among other mini-tender offers over the past weeks. One was made for the purchase of up to 500,000 shares of Home Depot’s common stock and Home Depot responded …
Latest EPA regulations could affect CVR biodiesel production at Wynnewood
Just how the latest Biden administration setback for makers of bio and renewable diesel will affect the CVR refinery in Wynnewood in southern Oklahoma isn’t clear yet. But the setback handed such refineries involves federal quotas for the fat-based fuel that advocates say ignore a surge in production and a wave of investment in …
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** A government watchdog group filed an ethics complaint against Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry on Tuesday morning, alleging he spread misinformation about climate change. In its complaint, Protect the Public’s Trust (PPT) alleged that Kerry violated federal scientific integrity policy — which requires officials to communicate scientific information accurately based on the best available evidence …
Storms result in price gouging law being implemented
Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced that today’s declaration of emergency for eastern Oklahoma in the aftermath of Saturday’s storms has now triggered activation of the Emergency Price Stabilization Act. After the declaration was delayed for so many days, Drummond is also calling for reform of certain emergency response procedures. The impacted counties are Choctaw, …
Crude prices settled lower in Tuesday’s trading
Crude oil prices took a downturn on Tuesday because of forecasts for slower oil demand growth in China, which is the world’s second-biggest oil consumer. At the same time, it left Oklahoma energy stocks mixed in trading with some companies registering 4% losses. West Texas Intermediate crude for July delivery dropped $1.28 or 1.8% …
OKC to use Brownfields funding to clean up two former schools
Oklahoma City leaders decided this week to use some of the city’s $2.8 million in Brownfields funds on the cleanup of two former elementary schools. The funds from the government are intended to finance environmental cleanup that supports redevelopment projects within Oklahoma City limits. On Tuesday, the City Council approved $250,000 in subgrants …