Graycen Wheeler
Graycen Wheeler is a reporter covering water issues at KOSU. She joined KOSU in June 2022 as a corps member with Report for America, a GroundTruth initiative that places emerging journalists in newsrooms across the country.
Wheeler grew up in Norman and attended the University of Oklahoma, where she studied biochemistry. She started writing and podcasting about science news while she was a graduate researcher at the University of Colorado Boulder. Wheeler realized that becoming a journalist would allow her to combine her love for her local community with the puzzle-solving penchant that had drawn her to science. So, after earning her doctorate in biochemistry, she completed a master’s in science journalism at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
While in Santa Cruz, Wheeler wrote about science and technology for outlets including Science, Symmetry Magazine and Mongabay. She also covered local news, particularly housing and environmental issues, for the Monterey Herald, San Jose Mercury News and Santa Cruz Local.
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That appeal hinges on the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2020 McGirt v. Oklahoma decision, which affirmed the Muscogee Nation’s reservation was never disestablished, and its lands remain under tribal jurisdiction.
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More fast charging stations for electric vehicles could be coming to Oklahoma as the state Department of Transportation (ODOT) considers sites for federally-funded chargers.
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A bill that aims to encourage irrigators to accurately report their water use is making its way through the Oklahoma legislature.
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Four men worked together to squeeze extra money out of Oklahoma Department of Transportation construction projects. The final co-conspirator pleaded guilty in federal court in late February.
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Oklahoma’s Cross Timbers are home to centuries-old trees, and very few of them are on protected land. In fact, some of them could be right in your literal back yard.
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An Oklahoma-based railway is forbidden to operate any trains until it complies with federal safety standards. The Federal Railroad Administration says the company, Blackwell Northern Gateway Railroad, has committed “gross negligence and willful failures” to meet basic safety and training requirements.
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The $48 million project is set to open this summer as officials seek to reassure the public about water quality concerns.
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The Central Oklahoma Stormwater Alliance is partnering with eleven communities to get affordable rain barrels into people’s yards.
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The movie tells the story of the Osage Reign of Terror during the 1920s. It was filmed within the Osage Nation in Northern Oklahoma and has been generating buzz since its Cannes debut last summer.
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If the Oklahoma legislature passes it, the Common Sense Freedom of Press Control Act would place more monitoring requirements and financial obligations on journalists and media outlets.