For those who want to learn what kind of contaminants are in their drinking water, a new Tap Water Database has been created and launched this week by the Environmental Working Group based in Washington, D.C. The database is described as the most complete source on the quality of U.S. drinking water, including cities throughout …
The leadership of Interim Policy Working Groups created by Oklahoma House Majority Floor Leader Jon Echols have been named including those who will study transportation needs in the state. The co-leaders of each group will begin developing conservative policy proposals to reduce government waste and increase efficiencies in spending, enhancing personal freedom and growing economic …
Gasoline prices rose a few cents a gallon in Oklahoma in the past week, reaching a new level of $2.04 a gallon according to a weekly fuel price report from AAA Oklahoma. But the state is still ranked in the top 10 states with the cheapest gasoline. Oklahoma has the 4th lowest average, behind South …
Writing in U.S. News, one man makes the case for more oil and natural gas pipelines, contending they are still the safest way to transport energy. Charles Hughes, an Opinion Contributor, says despite increases in domestic oil and gas production, the development of transportation energy infrastructure has not kept pace. “A more robust pipeline infrastructure …
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin has reappointed Dr. David Conway of Durant to the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission. His new term will extend to Dec. 31 of 2022. Conway, a retired Air Force command pilot has been on the Commission since 2009. He’s been flying since 1973 and holds commercial, instrument, CFI and multi-engine ratings. In the …
Colorado’s oil and gas regulators are under more pressure from environmentalists who are calling for a crackdown on drilling in urban areas. Their call has escalated following the early-May natural gas pipeline that killed two men in a residential area 35 miles north of Denver. On Monday, approximately 30 people gathered at a meeting of …
As Oklahoma’s jobless rate held steady at 4.3% for the month of June, employment grew in the state’s oil and gas industry. Lynn Gray, Director of Economic Research and Analysis at the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission reported an increase of 800 jobs in the Mining sector which includes the oil and gas industry. “So far this …
A correction to our recent story about the State Bar Association’s investigation of Scott Pruitt, the former Oklahoma Attorney General who is now the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. The probe was initiated based on an original complaint filed by Kristen van de Biezenbos and The Center for Biological Diversity in March of this …
Crude oil ended higher on Monday as news that Saudi Arabia pledged to lower crude exports and Nigeria plans to limit its production sent prices higher for the first time in three sessions, according to Bloomberg MarketWatch. September West Texas Intermediate crude rose by 57 cents, or 1.3%, to settle at $46.34 a barrel on the …
Responses to a Freedom of Information Act request landed U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt in hot water with critics, according to a report by News9.com. Records revealed that the EPA director traveled back to Oklahoma on ten occasions at taxpayer expense for weekends during his first three months in office. The travel expense …