One of the companies behind a planned Oklahoma smelter has a history of air pollution violations
Century Aluminum paid a settlement and fines tied to emissions issues as it pitches a new facility near Tulsa that it says will be cleaner.
Kayla Branch April 9, 2026
Century Aluminum paid a settlement and fines tied to emissions issues as it pitches a new facility near Tulsa that it says will be cleaner.
Kayla Branch February 3, 2026
A slew of bills at the Legislature this year would pause new developments, limit nondisclosure agreements and require companies to shoulder infrastructure costs as opposition grows.
Kayla Branch January 8, 2026
State regulators are reviewing a proposal to expand sand mining over the Arbuckle-Simpson aquifer, despite Oklahoma’s moratorium on new mines in the area.
Kayla Branch November 7, 2025
Newsrooms in Oklahoma are shrinking, and most reporters don’t have the chance for the long reporting days needed to tell in-depth stories.
Kayla Branch November 3, 2025
Residents near Enid say the smell of an oilfield waste disposal site made them feel sick. State officials weren’t sure who was in charge of enforcement.
Kayla Branch October 2, 2025
City Care plans to open a 40-room medical respite facility in 2027 near their existing night shelter in Oklahoma City to help the ill and injured who have nowhere else to go.
Kayla Branch September 25, 2025
A small, celebratory group gathered outside the state education building with signs that read ‘Bye Bye Ry-Ry’ and ‘NO LYIN’ RYAN.’
Kayla Branch September 18, 2025
Harm reduction programs that supply overdose reversal drugs and clean syringes say that the state will see increases in overdose deaths and infectious diseases if they go away.
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