Governor Kate Brown, a Democrat, issued an executive order on Oct. 24 directing state agencies to safeguard Oregon’s coastal economy by preventing the construction of infrastructure associated with oil and gas drilling. The measure comes in response to the Trump administration’s proposal to encourage offshore drilling in federal waters off the Oregon coast. Brown sought…
DetailsThe U.S. Interior Department announced a conditional permit for Hilcorp Alaska LLC’s Liberty Project, the first oil and gas production facility in federal waters off Alaska, according to an Oct. 24 press release. The company proposes to construct a nine-acre artificial gravel island in the Beaufort Sea about 20 miles east of Prudhoe Bay and…
DetailsThe Michigan Public Service Commission on Oct. 24 approved DTE Gas Co.’s second round of federal tax cut refunds that will be reflected on customer bills from January 2019 through June 2019, resulting in a $2.21 cut in monthly residential bills. The first round, called Credit A, was approved in May, lowering monthly bills by…
DetailsThe Missouri Public Service Commission on Oct. 24 approved a settlement authorizing Ameren Missouri, a subsidiary of Ameren Corporation, to construct and operate its proposed High Prairie Wind Farm in Schuyler and Adair counties. Under the settlement, TG High Prairie LLC, a special purpose entity tasked with building the facility, would merge into Ameren Missouri…
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