US Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, has introduced a Congressional Review Act resolution to overturn the recent endangered species listing of the dunes sagebrush lizard inhabiting the Permian Basin. The resolution has received strong support from industry groups, which argue that the listing ignores existing conservation efforts and jeopardizes thousands of jobs.
O&G ops become safer, more efficient with automation
Oil States Energy Services Business Development Manager Patrick McKeever...
Oil States Energy Services Business Development Manager Patrick McKeever writes that wellsite automation is transforming oil and natural gas operations by enabling automatic, real-time operational adjustments that improve efficiency, safety, and speed. Additionally, the reduced need for manual intervention boosts job safety and allows workers to focus on higher-value tasks, thereby improving job satisfaction and workforce development.
More than 25 million people across the western US are under heat alerts, as a heat wave is expected to bring dangerously high temperatures from Arizona to the Pacific Northwest this week. Temperatures are expected to reach triple digits in several areas as the intense heat moves northward from drought-stricken Mexico.
The extreme heat is being driven by a heat dome—a high-pressure system trapping hot air in place while preventing precipitation. Temperatures in California could reach up to 20 degrees above normal in many areas, with Death Valley predicting temperatures near 120 degrees. By Thursday, Phoenix and Las Vegas could hit 110 degrees for the first time this year. See a heat risk map here.
Regulators to hold special meeting on ONG’s $32 million request
A special meeting of Oklahoma regulators will be held Tuesday morning...
A special meeting of Oklahoma regulators will be held Tuesday morning regarding a request for a $32 million increase in charges for Oklahoma Natural Gas customers. This would amount to another $29 more a year for most customers.
Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners anticipate no vote at the 10 a.m. hearing on rate case PUD2024-000010, which will be before an Administrative Law Judge.
If approved, the average residential service charge would increase by $2.45 per month, while the residential low-income customer charge would be 81 cents more monthly. However, with credits, ONG said the net monthly impact would be an increase of $1.37 for average residential customers and 49 cents for low-income residential customers.
President Biden plans to limit asylum claims. The president...
President Biden plans to limit asylum claims. The president is expected to sign an executive order today that would bar migrants who illegally cross the border from Mexico into the US from claiming asylum once the number of daily entries hits 2,500 (which it already has). The ability to seek asylum would resume when entries fall to 1,500 per day. The move comes as many voters have expressed that immigration is one of the top issues they’re concerned about in this year’s presidential contest—and that they’re unhappy with how Biden has handled it.
Toyota apologized for cheating on certification tests and suspended production of three vehicle models involved. Honda also apologized for improper tests, and Mazda paused production of two models over similar issues.
A Delaware judge ruled that 70,000+ lawsuits claiming Zantac caused cancer can move forward with expert scientific testimony. The news sent GSK’s stock down.
A woman who says she was a victim of the late financier Jeffery Epstein’s sexual abuse sued Henry Jarecki, a prominent psychiatrist and co-founder of Moviefone, claiming he raped and trafficked her after Epstein sent her to him for treatment.
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Poppi was hit with a proposed class-action lawsuit questioning its claims of improving gut health.
