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EPA grant frees up more money for MAPS 3 park in Oklahoma City Published: Sat, May 26, 2012 The federal Environmental Protection Agency has awarded Oklahoma City a $350,000 grant to perform environmental assessments on the site of the MAPS 3 Core to Shore park. The grant will free up more money to be used elsewhere on the park project. Read More
Lake Thunderbird's water quality will be meeting topic in Norman Published: Thu, May 24, 2012 A progress report on Oklahoma's efforts to establish water quality standards for Lake Thunderbird will be presented at a meeting Thursday in Norman. Read More
Free bus rides offered to help combat first ozone alert of 2012 for central Oklahoma Published: Thu, May 17, 2012 Oklahoma officials urge residents to take advantage of free Metro Transit bus rides or carpool on Friday, the first ozone alert day of 2012 for central Oklahoma. Read More
Oklahoma Brownfields Conference is May 22-23 at historic Skirvin Hilton Hotel Published: Sat, May 12, 2012 Brownfields are properties that have lost value because of real or perceived environmental contamination. Oklahoma City has seen the transformation of many brownfields properties, including the Bricktown Canal, the Dell Center and the Skirvin Hilton Hotel itself, all of which have been recognized nationally as... Read More
Sierra Club files lawsuit asking EPA to act on excess emissions in Oklahoma Published: Thu, May 3, 2012 The Sierra Club wants the Environmental Protection Agency to act on a 2010 state plan to deal with reporting of excess emissions from power plants while they start, stop or perform maintenance on generating units. Read More
Midwest City sales tax, sewer usage rate rise Published: Tue, Jan 10, 2012 MIDWEST CITY -- City officials are reminding residents that the sales tax rate and sewer usage rate increased Jan. 1. Midwest City's sales tax increased .55 percent to a total of 8.35 percent. The tax rate increase approved by the citizens in August 2011 will help fund a major renovation to the city’s... Read More
Oklahoma environmental officials issue boil advisory in Oklahoma City Updated: Wed, Oct 20, 2010 The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality is advising residents of an Oklahoma City mobile home park that E. coli has made the drinking water there unsafe for human consumption. DEQ officials said Wednesday that the boil advisory for Applewood Mobile Home Park was issued after water samples indicated the... Read More
U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe critical of proposed new EPA smog standards Updated: Thu, Jan 7, 2010 WASHINGTON – The Obama administration on Thursday proposed beefing up standards for smog to better protect Americans' health, but U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe believes the action could force Tulsa County and others in Oklahoma out of compliance automatically. In releasing the much-anticipated proposal, the... Read More
U.S. Sen. Inhofe leads Republican boycott against climate change bill Published: Tue, Nov 3, 2009 WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe led a Republican boycott Tuesday of a key committee to force a more complete analysis of a sweeping climate change bill. After opening up the session, Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, appealed to the Oklahoma Republican... Read More
Carbon is cash crop for Oklahoma farmers Updated: Mon, Sep 21, 2009 LOYAL — State farmers are being enlisted in the global warming fight, and new programs seek to help them make money in the process. You can see the results here at Bill Pope's farmland in Loyal, northwest of Kingfisher. In addition to sprouting cash crops, this rolling prairie also drinks in carbon dioxide. No... Read More
Feds charge shipping company in SF Bay oil spill Updated: 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 in an attempt to thwart the investigation. A federal grand jury charged Fleet Management Ltd. on Tuesday with six... Read More
Smoking ban, air standards discussed at challenge kickoff Updated: Fri, Feb 29, 2008 John Ramsey knows how tough it is to quit smoking. The American Lung Association volunteer and asthmatic tried many times before finally kicking the habit. "You talk about an idiot — a guy with asthma, smoking,” he said Friday at the 2008 Clean Air Challenge kickoff luncheon at the Waterford Marriott. Ramsey... Read More
Sinclair Oil pays $2.45 million for air violations Published: Tue, Jan 15, 2008 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 the government, the Justice Department announced Tuesday. Under the agreement, filed in U.S. District Court in... Read More
Changes concern industries Updated: Tue, Nov 27, 2007 Emission standards will soon change dramatically for numerous industries operating in Oklahoma, as the state considers firming up internal enforcement of the Federal Clean Air Act. The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality now exempts facilities for occasionally exceeding emission standards — a fairly... Read More
Air quality at issue in sweltering summer Updated: Thu, Aug 16, 2007 Calm winds combined with plenty of sunshine and high temperatures have been producing smoggy days in Oklahoma. Through Wednesday, Oklahoma's two largest metropolitan areas, Oklahoma City and Tulsa, had each exceeded federal standards for ozone, the chief component of smog, on two days this week, officials said.... Read More
Tropical storm could bring rain Updated: Thu, Aug 16, 2007 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 could spell the end of triple-digit temperatures in Oklahoma by this weekend. On Wednesday, the tropical depression gained... Read More
Ozone alert extended to Thursday for OKC, Tulsa areas Updated: Wed, Aug 15, 2007 Minor changes on rim Read More
Smog levels put residents on high alert Updated: Wed, Aug 15, 2007 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 high levels in most of the state's eastern half. The state Department of Environmental Quality expects more today. By 1:30... Read More
Haze may faze clean-air efforts Updated: Fri, Aug 3, 2007 Updated first three grafs Read More
Options to enhance air quality
Oklahoma is blessed with many choices in fighting pollution Updated: Mon, Jul 30, 2007 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, however, hasn't always translated well to the environment. One area that we have often overlooked is our atmosphere. Only... Read More
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