A 17-year low has been reached in Oklahoma’s gross production oil and gas taxes, according to State Treasurer Ken Miller who said the $20.8 million in April collections are the lowest since May 1999. He said gross production collections continue a 16-month trend of being less than the same month of the previous year. The April …
Oklahoma U.S. Sen. James Lankford has joined the call for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to delist the American Burying Beetle from the Endangered Species Act. In a letter to Director Daniel Ashe, the Senator argued the presence of the beetle and its protected status has a “real impact on local economies and infrastructure …
Two energy-related bills are among several approved by the Oklahoma Senate Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget as the legislature gets serious about resolving the $1.3 billion budget shortfall. One goes after tax credits meant to help Oklahoma’s CNG industry. Senate Bill 1581 limits the amount of tax credits for investment in clean-burning motor fuel …
New rules on the nation’s wind energy companies concern those trying to protect the country’s bald and golden eagle populations. They contend it will mean wind farm operators will be able to kill or injure thousands of bald eagles a year without any penalty. It’s the result of the new rules announced recently by …
A new report says the Ogallala Aquifer in Oklahoma and the Midwest continues to lose water and Oklahoma State University scientists and researchers are trying to do something about it. The University’s teamed up with the USDA-Agricultural Research Service to study ways to preserve the aquifer. The research is being funded by a $10 …
