A fragile aquifer, a proposed mine and a fight over Oklahoma’s water
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.
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It smelled like a ‘buried body.’ A small town was overwhelmed by fumes from an oil waste disposal facility
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.
A new facility in Oklahoma City will seek to help people too sick to stay in a homeless shelter
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.
Ryan Walters has yet to answer questions about his pending resignation
A small, celebratory group gathered outside the state education building with signs that read ‘Bye Bye Ry-Ry’ and ‘NO LYIN’ RYAN.’
Oklahoma’s harm reduction law inches toward expiration
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.
In Oklahoma, details about data centers are often shrouded in secrecy
A lawmaker plans to take a closer look at how data centers are using utilities in the state as the industry sees rapid growth.
Cost-cutting efforts target public health, labeling some programs as wasteful
“It’s a perfect storm coming together to really threaten our ability to provide what is needed to keep communities safe and healthy,” one public health expert says.
