‘It will kill our town.’ Residents upstream from Grand Lake worry more flooding could be headed their way
Records show state and federal authorities have been aware of potential flooding risks for decades.
When it comes to energy policy, Hofmeister distances herself from Biden
As Joy Hofmeister and Gov. Kevin Stitt shared the stage on Wednesday, Stitt attempted to connect his opponent to Biden’s energy policies. But Hofmeister tried to distance herself from the president, criticizing Biden’s energy “rhetoric.”
A poor wheat harvest as Oklahoma faces a hotter, drier future
Without steps to reduce global emissions, the number of 100-degree days the state sees each year is on track to triple by the middle of the century.
We fact-checked Republican Corporation Commission candidates
From deaths from winter storms to jurisdictional challenges following the McGirt Supreme Court ruling, we found some inaccuracies in candidates’ claims.
Federal regulations, coal phase outs mostly responsible for decreasing carbon output in Oklahoma
Over the past nine years, major Oklahoma industries that rely on fossil fuels have steadily reduced their carbon output, according to EPA data.
State’s poultry waste data falls short
After four years of annual reports the general public no longer has access to a detailed accounting of how nearly 200,000 tons of waste produced by Oklahoma’s Poultry Feeding Operations is exported or applied on state lands, including sensitive watersheds.
University of Oklahoma to conduct air quality study near large-scale poultry farms
In addition to monitoring ammonia levels in the air, scientists also plan to examine the microbes in the dust that comes from the chicken houses and sampling microbes in nearby residents.
State regulations have not kept up with poultry industry, lawmakers told
The only requirements for opening a poultry feeding operation is submitting an application to the Oklahoma Department of Food and Forestry with basic information about the operation and paying a $10 application fee.
