Congressman Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) introduced the Saving America’s Mines Act, legislation that will prohibit any administration from unilaterally halting the mining of critical minerals on federal lands where mining is currently permissible.
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Metso Outotec 8th on Global 100 List of Sustainable Companies
Metso Outotec is ranked 8th on the Corporate Knights 2021 Global 100 Index of most sustainable companies in the world, and places as a top-ranking company among its peers. The results were announced virtually.
Read MoreTexas DOT Targets Truck-Heavy Texas Intersection
One of the Permian basin’s most dangerous intersections will be a lot less risky in two years, when the Texas Department of Transportation inaugurates an overpass on the west side of town at State Highways 302 and 115, according to OA Online.
Read MoreHalliburton Delivers First Successful Grid-Powered Fracturing Operation
Halliburton Co. announced it has successfully deployed the industry’s first electric grid-powered fracturing operation. The job, being performed on several pads for Cimarex Energy Co. in the Permian basin, started in November 2020.
Read MoreWyoming BLM Decision Could Mean 5,000 New Wells
The Bureau of Land Management issued a decision that could generate billions of dollars for the American public and will strengthen domestic energy production and independence. The Record of Decision for the Converse County Oil and Gas Project allows the development of up to 5,000 new oil and natural gas wells within a 1.5-million-acre project area in Converse County, Wyo.,…
Read MoreU.S. Supreme Court Will Not Hear Minnesota Sands Case
The United States Supreme Court will not hear a case involving a Winona County, Minn., ban on frac sand mining. The denial means a previous ruling upholding the ban stands.
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• Oil prices slipped at press time after industry data showed a surprise increase in U.S. crude inventories that revived pandemic-related fuel demand concerns, while U.S. stimulus hopes buoyed prices. Brent crude futures fell 3 cents to $56.05 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures settled 18 cents, or 0.3%, lower at $53.13 per barrel.
Read MoreBiden Touts Infrastructure; AASHTO Sets Priorities
President Joe Biden said in a statement, “in my first appearance before a Joint Session of Congress, I will lay out … my Build Back Better Recovery Plan. It will make historic investments in infrastructure and manufacturing, innovation, research and development, and clean energy.” The president said this approach would create more than 18 million jobs.
Read MoreButtigieg Gets Confirmation Hearing for Transportation Secretary
Pete Buttigieg – former 2020 Democratic candidate for president and mayor of South Bend, Ind. – touted safety and infrastructure investment as his key priorities during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on Jan. 21 to be the 19th U.S. Secretary of Transportation.
Read MoreHousing Starts End 2020 Strong
While housing starts ended the year on a strong note, rising lumber prices and increasing regulatory cost concerns could affect future production. Led by a solid, double-digit gain in single-family starts, overall housing starts increased 5.8% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.67 million units, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and…
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