StateImpact Oklahoma
StateImpact Oklahoma reports on education, health, environment, and the intersection of government and everyday Oklahomans. It's a reporting project and collaboration of KWGS, KGOU, KOSU and KCCU, with broadcasts heard on NPR Member stations.
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House Bill 2992 would create the Data Center Customer Protection Act of 2026
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Following a much dryer and warmer than normal winter in Oklahoma, the possibility of a so-called super El Niño is in the forecast for later this year. StateImpact's Logan Layden talks with State Climatologist Gary McManus about what that could mean for the state.
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The legislation's progression comes weeks after the state published its nuclear energy feasibility study.
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A measure introduced in the legislature this year would prohibit anyone in Oklahoma from suing fossil fuel companies for damages related to the effects of climate change or greenhouse gas emissions.
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A fluid leak has created a months-long dispute between a family and regulators over how the state is responding to what the family says is an oil-based substance seeping into their home.
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A Jenks high school student is getting national recognition for her documentary on food insecurity exacerbated by new Trump Administration policies.
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A group of Oklahoma families, teachers and clergy filed a motion Wednesday to intervene in a lawsuit over a proposed Jewish charter school.
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If approved, the measures could remove Medicaid expansion from the state constitution or allow the Legislature to not fully cover its costs if federal support changes.
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Nearly 2,000 Oklahomans die from stroke-related complications annually. That burden is felt more in rural communities, where access to specialized care is limited.
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Proposed legislation would allow companies to convert abandoned oil and gas wells for geothermal and energy storage use.