Tag: Oklahoma
Oil regulators found hundreds of wells violating Oklahoma rules. Then they...
Oklahoma took on an ambitious project to catalog all of the state’s injection wells, which shoot toxic waste generated by oil drilling back into the ground. Despite records showing risk of drinking water pollution, the state chose not to act.
Oklahoma’s oil industry touts a voluntary fund to clean up oil...
The money that has been refunded to these companies in recent years could have restored an estimated 1,500 orphan well sites.
Oil companies contaminated a family farm. The courts and regulators let...
The oil and gas industry has reaped profits without ensuring there will be money to plug and clean up their wells.
Oklahoma Supreme Court rules two GOP abortion bans are unconstitutional
Nine justices ruled that the Oklahoma Constitution guarantees the "inherent right of a pregnant woman to terminate a pregnancy when necessary to preserve her life."
Police chief arrested for selling meth
"DEA and our law enforcement partners will hold drug dealers accountable no matter who they are."
Oklahoma state officials resist Supreme Court ruling affirming tribal authority over...
By resisting the McGirt decision, state officials are missing an opportunity to build connections among, and improve government services for, all the people who live in Oklahoma.
Largest American wind farm ever built all-at-once opens in Oklahoma, saves...
Even in a gas and oil state, customers are saving a billion dollars by switching to wind.
Indian Country treaties are valid—and matter, says Supreme Court ruling
“Promises were made,” Justice Gorsuch said in upholding Creek Nation jurisdiction over half of Oklahoma.
Police officers charged with murder after tasing man to death
“The actions of the district attorney in filing second degree-murder charges is a big step in providing the public with the security that law enforcement is going to be held accountable.”
Largest sentence commutation in US history: Nearly 500 inmates walk free...
“That this is largely flying under the radar is probably good—a sign of how far criminal justice reform has come.”
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Illinois presses Tyson for a buyer after 2,500 workers lost their jobs overnight
The plant's chief executive was paid 781 times the median worker's wage the same quarter its beef unit posted a loss.
Regulators Knew This Marijuana Product Was Harming People. It Stayed on Shelves for More...
Colorado’s Marijuana Enforcement Division can take months or even years to issue formal safety warnings about marijuana products even when it receives reports that the products are harming people’s health, The Denver Gazette and ProPublica found.
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to freeze block on USPS mail ballot rule
North Carolina and Alabama are due to start mailing ballots this week, and the justices have set a deadline of their own.
Interfaith leaders say they were ‘misled’ into attending event with far-right Hindu leader
Mohan Bhagwat’s appearance at Madison Square Garden was the latest in an influence operation conducted by the RSS and its allies in the U.S.
EPA approves forever chemical herbicide its own review calls a likely carcinogen
Three advocacy groups are suing to block the pesticide, arguing it also threatens four endangered fish species.