Environmental groups file suit seeking to overturn EPA’s transfer of coal ash disposal regulation to state
In June 2018, Oklahoma was the first state to have its coal ash program approved by the EPA.
Clifton Adcock September 28, 2018
In June 2018, Oklahoma was the first state to have its coal ash program approved by the EPA.
Clifton Adcock September 21, 2018
Rep. Josh West said he does not believe his job conflicts with his duties as a state legislator or as a member of the new council to examine the growth of poultry farms in the state.
Clifton Adcock September 12, 2018
In Delaware County alone, the Department of Agriculture has issued licenses to 162 operators for 712 total chicken houses holding nearly 19.6 million birds, most of which go to Simmons Foods.
Brianna Bailey August 13, 2018
The Grand River Dam Authority will review the name lake named in honor of one of the founding members of the Ku Klux Klan.
Clifton Adcock February 23, 2018
The shifting piles of mining waste, collapsing mines, sinking grounds and toxic streams near the Tar Creek Superfund site ensure that change in the area is constant. One northeastern Oklahoma organization is hoping to see change for the better.
Clifton Adcock November 22, 2017
The suit asks the court to vacate the OWRB’s approval of a permit allowing Oklahoma City to withdraw up to 37.5 billion gallons of water each year from Sardis Lake and the Kiamichi River.
Clifton Adcock October 19, 2017
The U.S. Department of Justice is also asking the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of appeals to reconsider the decision, after a panel of judges found the Muscogee (Creek) Nation reservation was not disestablished and that the state did not have jurisdiction.
Clifton Adcock September 25, 2017
The Oklahoma Water Resources Board is set to consider on Oct. 10 a proposed order that would send around 37.5 billion gallons of water annually from Sardis Lake and the Kiamichi River to Oklahoma City.
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