A trip down the Illinois River as a court weighs the poultry industry’s responsibility for pollution
A ruling in a 20-year-old lawsuit could have far-reaching environmental consequences for the river and surrounding region.
Stitt cabinet member learned of his firing via social media during poultry pollution lawsuit hearing
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond said he was troubled by the governor’s abrupt dismissal of Oklahoma Secretary of Energy and Environment Ken McQueen. “Water doesn’t make political donations. Poultry does,” he said.
Oklahoma’s oil industry touts a voluntary fund to clean up oil wells. Major drillers want their contributions refunded.
Oklahoma’s oil industry pays into a voluntary fund to clean up oil wells, but many drillers opt out. The money that has been refunded to these companies in recent years could have restored an estimated 1,500 orphan well sites.
Oklahoma Senator wants taxpayers to pay for land buys from Grand Lake flooding
U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin argues that the cost of land buyouts could be passed on to many Native American, rural and poor Grand River Dam Authority ratepayers and that the federal government should pay instead.
‘Big win for us:’ Federal regulators say the Grand River Dam Authority is responsible for flooding in Miami and failed to acquire affected lands
Town leaders say it’s a win in a decades-long battle with state officials over floods that have repeatedly ravaged the area.
Grand River Dam Authority looks to replace its last coal-fired generator with a new $410 million project
The state-owned power generator is turning to natural gas as regulatory requirements on coal-fired plants grow, driving up costs.
State retirement system says Oklahoma fossil fuel blacklist could cost retirees millions
Under Oklahoma’s Energy Discrimination Elimination Act, public retirement systems are banned from doing business with companies on a state blacklist for those accused of boycotting the fossil fuel industry.
Most companies on Oklahoma’s blacklist aren’t actually subject to a state law banning ‘woke’ investing. The State Treasurer added them anyway
The Frontier found the Oklahoma State Treasurer’s office applied criteria for blacklisting companies inconsistently, leaving some firms claiming they have been arbitrarily and wrongly banned from doing business with the state. The blacklist could have far-reaching effects on everything from financing for public works projects to how state payroll checks are processed.
