Upgrades can reduce utility costs Thu, Nov 27, 2008 | Comments 2 Want to cut your utility bills, enjoy a more comfortable home this winter and curb pollution with a few easy do-it-yourself energy upgrades? By spending about $100, you can expect to save hundreds...

More funding for Tar Creek buyout effort Fri, Nov 14, 2008 | Add a comment TULSA - Another $6.2 million has been secured for efforts to purchase the homes and businesses of those living within the Tar Creek Superfund site in northeast Oklahoma. The grant from the U.S....

Oklahoma City man apologizes for killing birds at Lake Hefner Sat, Nov 8, 2008 Gregory Owen stood stiffly before a U.S. magistrate judge Friday and admitted killing hundreds of baby birds at Lake Hefner. Owen, 56, said he knocked down cliff swallow nests at the marina on...

Oklahoma City man fined in deaths of 187 birds Fri, Nov 7, 2008 An Oklahoma City man was ordered today to pay a $6,500 fine and perform 100 hours of community service for destroying the nests of federally protected cliff swallows at Lake Hefner in June....

Edmond Water Resource employees get honors at conference Mon, Nov 3, 2008 | Add a comment EDMOND — Three Edmond Water Resource employees received awards from the Oklahoma Water Pollution Control Association at its recent annual awards conference. Keith Hernandez was honored as the...

Feds charge shipping company in SF Bay oil spill Mon, Nov 12, 2007 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The Hong Kong-based operator of a container ship that struck a bridge support in the San Francisco Bay last year has been indicted for allegedly doctoring paperwork...

Sinclair Oil pays $2.45 million for air violations Tue, Jan 15, 2008 | Add a comment WASHINGTON - Sinclair Oil Corp., has agreed to pay $2.45 million in civil penalties and reduce emissions from three of its refineries in Wyoming and Oklahoma as part of a clean air settlement with...

Tropical storm could bring rain Thu, Aug 16, 2007 | Add a comment Today might be the last day in a string of ozone-laced 99 and 100 degree days, but count on a little more heat and dirty air for the time being. A developing tropical storm near the Gulf Coast...

Ozone alert extended to Thursday for OKC, Tulsa areas Wed, Aug 15, 2007 | Comments 1 Minor changes on rim

Smog levels put residents on high alert Wed, Aug 15, 2007 | Comments 1 Officials issued the second consecutive ozone alert for the Oklahoma City and Tulsa areas for today, fearing dangerous smog levels. Smog reached unhealthy levels Tuesday in the Tulsa area and...

Haze may faze clean-air efforts Fri, Aug 3, 2007 | Comments 1 Updated first three grafs

Options to enhance air quality
Oklahoma is blessed with many choices in fighting pollution Mon, Jul 30, 2007 | Comments 1 Oklahoma has seen many technological advances during the past century. In less than three generations, we turned "The Great Western Desert” into "The Breadbasket of the World.” This progress,...

Who's the dirtiest of them all?
Not Oklahoma, but we're getting closer Mon, Jun 25, 2007 | Comments 6 While most areas nationally are reducing smog levels, Oklahoma County's rating worsened and Tulsa County kept a failing grade, according to an annual report released Tuesday by the American Lung...

Norman hires firm for water study Wed, May 24, 2006 NORMAN - An environmental consulting firm will begin preliminary work on developing a storm water master plan for the city, officials said. PBSJ of Austin, Texas, has been hired to do "a scope of...

OU student to research effects of nanomaterials Thu, May 18, 2006 NORMAN - James Hoggan will spend his summer vacation researching the possible effects nanomaterials could have on the environment and human health. Nanomaterials are tiny particles found in...

Istook calls for caution Thu, May 18, 2006 WASHINGTON - Congress should hold off making sweeping decisions about rebuilding New Orleans until it is clear how many residents and businesses want to return, Rep. Ernest Istook said Friday. A...

Major developments in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina Thu, May 18, 2006 Okahomans are being asked to pray today for people affected by the Hurricanes. Gov. Brad Henry, in conjunction with the proclamation issued by President Bush, has proclaimed today "A Day of...

Ozone air penalties hover as summer alerts increase Mon, Jun 25, 2007 Local officials fear a rash of high ozone readings might lead to stiff economic consequences if the area runs afoul of federal clean air standards. It would take several years of high readings to...

Cleanup Plan Mon, Jul 10, 2006 Tar creek includes portions of five communities: Picher, Cardin, Quapaw, North Miami, Commerce. Much of the land is owned by Quapaw Tribe.

Carson scheduled for surgery Mon, Jul 10, 2006 WASHINGTON Rep. Brad Carson was expected to have his gall bladder removed Monday night or early today, the U.S. representative's spokesman said. Brad Luna said Carson was in extreme pain Sunday...