Holtec, the same company that is opposed for winning government approval to store nuclear waste in New Mexico finds itself also the center of attention at Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts.. The company is in charge of decommissioning the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant in Plymouth and wants to dump more than 1 million gallons of …
Massive gas pipeline approval included in debt ceiling deal
The debt deal announced by President Biden and House GOP leaders over the weekend could produce opposition from Democrats because it includes a controversial 300 mile natural gas pipeline project. House leaders managed to include the billion-dollar Mountain Valley Pipeline which is 94% complete in stretching more than 300 miles from West Virginia to …
Controversial BLM proposal supported by elected officials in New Mexico
New Mexico elected officials recently went before Congress to testify in support of proposed federal rules that are meant t o increase conservation uses on public land. Testimony came from congresswoman Melanie Stansbury, a Democrat, and New Mexico Public Lands Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard. Both supported the plan by the Bureau of Land management …
Energy permitting projects—right in middle of debt debate
The overhaul of the nation’s permitting process for big energy projects is right in the middle of what Republicans want as they negotiate with President Biden during the debt-limit talks. With a default deadline approaching this week, the issue has been on the table according to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Click here for Bloomberg
Texas congressman says EPA plans to weaponize rules against Permian Basin
Talk about foot-dragging. It’s what Texas Congressman August Pfluger says he encountered with the Environmental Protection Agency as he attempted to confirm it’s threat to declare all of the Permian Basin a non-attainment area for ozone control. The Odessa American reports that it took the Republican congressman more than a year to get a …
Justice Clarence Thomas suggests EPA should be gutted
When the Supreme Court ruled last week the EPA overstepped its authority in a WOTUS fight, conservative Justice Clarence Thomas not only supported the ruling but also indicated he felt the authority of the EPA should be gutted. “The Court’s opinion today curbs a serious expansion of federal authority that has simultaneously degraded States’ …
Texas won’t ban Chinese from buying land in the state
Texas won’t ban Chinese citizens from buying land in the state. The House of Representatives in Austin has voted against passing such a proposed law out of committee. That means the legislation is effectively dead since the regular session of the Texas legislature ends this week. State Sen. Lois Kolkhorst, R-Brenham, originally filed Senate Bill …
How Texas turned away from supporting renewable energy projects
Texas legislators took a turn this year in their support for renewable energy projects—wind and solar. Their previous support created the number one renewable energy producing state in the country. But this year, legislators reversed their support and decided through legislation, to do more to support the fossil fuel industry that made the oil …
Devon pays $16 million for leases in BLM’s land sale in New Mexico
Devon Energy was one of the top spenders in a recent government sale of oil and gas drilling rights on 10,000 acres of federal lands in Kansas and New Mexico. The auction attracted more than $78 million in high bids and Devon was successful in obtaining drilling rights in New Mexico, the nation’s second-largest …
Vital Energy shareholders take part in annual meeting
Shareholders in Tulsa’s Vital Energy, Inc. took part in the company’s recent annual meeting of stockholders and upon recommendation of the firm’s board of directors elected four members to the board. Elected to the board were Dr. Craig M. Jarchow, Jason Pigott, Edmund P. Segner, III and Dr. Shihab Kuran along with John Driver. Shareholders …