When the U.S. House voted this week in support of a bill to allow for nationwide, year-round E15 gasoline sales, it resulted in a split vote by Oklahoma’s House members. Reps. Frank Lucas and Stephanie Bice voted in support of the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2025. It was opposed by …
Category: EPA
Chemical spill cleaned up
(Fort Smith Times Record) The EPA says a chemical spill near the Arkansas-Oklahoma state line did not reach the Poteau River. The spill happened May 2 at C&S Chemicals located in Fort Smith, Arkansas. It involved 77,877 gallons of acidified aluminum sulfate which spilled into a nearby creek. Another 2,900 gallons of sulfuric acid …
AG urges EPA to be more secure
Attorney General Gentner Drummond is calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to lock down a proposed federal database of chemical facility information that the coalition says could help foreign governments and hackers target American infrastructure. Drummond and a coalition of 17 state attorneys general filed formal comments with the EPA on a proposed rule that would overhaul …
Energy briefs–Iran dumping oil?
Iran dumping oil? Satellite imagery revealed a massive suspected oil slick spreading near Kharg Island, Iran’s main oil export terminal, in what experts say could be evidence that Tehran’s oil infrastructure is buckling under mounting U.S. pressure. Iran still wants control Iran is seeking to formalize its control of the Strait of Hormuz by transferring …
Energy briefs: oil drops–fighting on hold
Slipping oil prices Oil prices have plunged on reports that the US and Iran are nearing a peace deal, a development that paid off big for traders that happened to be shorting crude just ahead of the news. Bombs down the smoke stack The U.S. carried out new attacks on Iranian targets Friday, striking several empty …
Energy briefs–is Strait open or closed?
Failed blockade runner ** A US Navy fighter jet disabled the rudder of an Iranian-flagged tanker on Wednesday with its 20 mm cannon. The tanker was trying to bypass the blockade of Iran’s ports, the US military said. Strait of Hormuz ** Shipping intelligence firm Lloyd’s List says the Strait of Hormuz is now closed, …
Iowa farmers get climate change lawsuit protection
Just as Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt recently signed a bill into law protecting oil and gas companies from climate change lawsuits, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has done the same to protect farmers, ranchers and ethanol producers from such lawsuits. The two states took the actions to block lawsuits that were filed to make polluters pay …
Energy briefs: Warning to Iran
World warns Iran ** Tensions are rising in the Gulf again after the United Arab Emirates said it intercepted 15 missiles and four drones fired from Iran and warned that it reserves the right to respond to the “treacherous” attacks. The attacks on Monday mark the first time the UAE has been targeted since Iran and the …
Ozone pollution in Oklahoma
Tulsa received a high national ranking it most likely didn’t want, one for landing on the “Most Polluted Cities” list by the American Lung Association. The group ranked the Tulsa-Bartlesville-Muskogee metro 20th on the list while Tulsa county received an F for its number of high ozone days in the 2026 “State of the Air” report. …
Cushing Hub to gain more oil
The more than $1 billion Bridger Pipeline Expansion approved Thursday by President Trump would not only carry oil from Canada to the U.S., it would mean more oil to be transported to the Cushing Hub in northern Oklahoma. The Bridger Pipeline Expansion, seen as a replacement for the Keystone XL pipeline cancelled by the …