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Sen. James Lankford is cosponsoring a bill that would eliminate a tax contributing to the remediation of the country’s most contaminated lands. More than a dozen such sites are listed in Oklahoma.
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The Trump administration tried to end or privatize the government Energy Star efficiency program. But now Trump has signed a budget bill that fully funds the program and leaves it even stronger.
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The announcement comes just days after NPR revealed the administration had secretly rewritten safety and environmental standards.
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Oklahoma’s public utilities and transportation agencies say they are prepared for dangerously cold temperatures, snow and ice moving into the state.
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Cheap gasoline, yes. Drill, baby, drill? Not so much. And electricity bills are going up, not down.
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A federal judge ruled Monday that work on a major offshore wind farm can resume, handing the industry at least a temporary victory as President Trump seeks to shut it down.
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Oklahomans who meet certain income requirements can now apply for assistance paying their utility bills. It's part of a program that aims to keep the heat on during the winter's coldest months.
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Crude prices are low. Companies are being cautious. But huge reserves — particularly of the heavy, viscous oil Venezuela has in abundance — remain appealing.
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Most analysts think the world currently makes more oil than it needs — and the kind of oil abundant in Venezuela is a particularly hard-to-refine type of crude. So would U.S. companies even want it?
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As the Trump administration pushes to expand coal mining, advocates warn that loosening regulations could put miners' health at risk. Justin Hicks of the Appalachia Mid South Newsroom reports.
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An Interior Department statement did not detail the national security risks. It's the administration's latest pus to hobble offshore wind and limit renewable energy sources.
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Lawton Economic Development Authority officials voted to approve a joint resolution between their agency, the City of Lawton and Comanche County Industrial Development Authority (CCIDA), acknowledging Westwin Elements' decision not to move forward with a large-scale commercial refinery in Lawton at this time.
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Two consumer groups asked the Corporation Commission to reopen a case they say will lead to high utility rates for customers.
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The city of Los Angeles is no longer fueled by coal -- how did they make that happen, and what can other cities learn from experience?