In Episode 101, Brock Yordy discusses the importance of mental health safety in construction. In news, Yordy discusses the proposed EPA budget for 2024 and its impact on groundwater with insights from Washington Correspondent JJ Smith. The Newscast Feature is an interview with Team Borehole Solutions on drilling across the pond in the United Kingdom. John and Ervin talk about how they got into the drilling industry, handling disgruntled employees, drilling in tight locations, and the value of sonic drilling.

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In episode 100, Brock introduces two new members of The Driller Team. Up first is JJ Smith, The Driller's first Washington correspondent. Brock and JJ discuss the importance of the drilling industry being current on changing policies and court decisions in Washington, DC. Episode 100 features The Driller's new editor-in-chief, Sammy Hager. We learn about our editor's rich history in news and storytelling and what Sammy has in store for the future of The Driller's content.

In this week's episode, Brock Yordy covers the expansion of EPA's water technical assistance program to help more communities access historic federal infrastructure funding.  Episode 99's feature is on the success, collaboration, and camaraderie found at our state groundwater association conferences.  The feature closes with an interview with David Baker of Apex Drilling.

In Episode 98, the Newscast covers common sense reform of Clean Water Act Permitting and OSHA investigations of 2023 construction fatalities. Brock starts with the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman outlining Clean Water Act reform to create a fair, transparent process. This week's feature outlines four 2023 OSHA construction fatalities investigations and their relation to daily operations in the drilling industry.

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In Episode 97, the Newscast covers creating collaboration amongst real estate owners, utilities, engineers, drillers, technology and financiers. to reach decarbonization goals.

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In episode 96 of The Driller Newscast, anchor, Brock Yordy, celebrates the EPAs next generation workforce initiative. Next the newscast highlights the DoE, HUD, and EPA as they seek data from utilities on energy and water consumption to eliminate barriers for making multifamily homes more energy efficient. Episode 96’s feature is on the lifecycle of water and environmental policy – from incident to decision making, featuring the Nevada’s Supreme Court ruling that connects surface water and groundwater basins.

In episode 95 of The Driller Newscast, anchor, Brock Yordy, covers February safety topics of Burn Awareness Week and OSHA’s invitation to attend February 21-22 construction safety and heath meetings. Next in the news we cover EPA enforcement of water pollution in Idaho and the latest 2024 climate change data impacts to weather and water.  Episode 95 feature is on driller’s capacity to help reverse climate impacts through drilling.