Oklahoma

$8B settlement between First Nations, feds in clean water class action

Photo: Two class actions over lack of clean water in First Nations were filed in 2019 and then combined in…

3 years ago

“Fumes Across the Fence Line” – Causes and Effects of Environmental Racism

A study released in November of 2017 produced by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) the…

5 years ago

Earthquakes in Heart of Texas Oil Country Spur Water Crackdown

Chart: Earthquakes in Heart of Texas Oil Country Spur Water Crackdown (Bloomberg) -- Texas is considering new restrictions on how…

6 years ago

Farmers drawing groundwater from Ogallala Aquifer faster than nature replaces it

Every summer the U.S. Central Plains go dry, leading farmers to tap into groundwater to irrigate sorghum, soy, cotton, wheat…

6 years ago

Here Are the Places That Struggle to Meet the Rules on Safe Drinking Water

WASHINGTON — To ensure that tap water in the United States is safe to drink, the federal government has been…

7 years ago