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.
Frontier Staff June 10, 2022
From deaths from winter storms to jurisdictional challenges following the McGirt Supreme Court ruling, we found some inaccuracies in candidates’ claims.
Clifton Adcock March 12, 2021
Over the past nine years, major Oklahoma industries that rely on fossil fuels have steadily reduced their carbon output, according to EPA data.
For the Frontier Kelly Bostian, Conservation Coalition of Oklahoma Foundation February 17, 2021
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.
Clifton Adcock December 3, 2020
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.
Clifton Adcock August 13, 2020
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.
Clifton Adcock April 21, 2020
Though a video of Tuesday’s meeting was initially posted on the Oklahoma Water Resources Board’s Facebook page, the video was later removed from the agency’s page.
Clifton Adcock March 7, 2020
Attorneys say the recent ruling by a Delaware County judge opens the door to challenging long-term groundwater permits that have been issued to the large poultry farms in eastern Oklahoma over the last few years.
Clifton Adcock February 23, 2020
“The Court concludes that irreparable environmental harm is likely to result through the OWRB permitting the use of water without the agency undertaking any review of the potential adverse consequences of such use,” wrote Delaware County District Judge Barry Denney.
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