Chloe Bennett-Steele
StateImpact Oklahoma Environment & Science ReporterChloe Bennett-Steele reports on science and the environment for StateImpact Oklahoma. She holds a Master’s degree from the City University of New York, where she studied science journalism and reported on energy and the environment.
Originally from North Texas, Chloe lived in upstate New York for about two years, covering climate change and broader science stories for an environmental magazine.
Chloe has produced work for publications including The Dallas Morning News and KUT Radio’s daily news magazine, The Texas Standard in Austin.
Chloe loves the outdoors and finding new places to explore by foot or kayak.
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Residents at a private lake community near Hinton are watching their lake shrink and their wells dwindle. They blame unpermitted dams upstream, while state regulators point to a tangle of factors. -
Soaring bills during summer heat and a pending rate case fueled a petition circulating online. -
A federal grant is funding the Kiowa Tribe’s orphaned well plugging program. -
The state is investing in a declining ecosystem to benefit landowners and wildlife. -
A lightning strike at a tank farm caused a fire that spread to two other tanks. -
The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality is working on an air quality permit for the proposed Inola smelter. -
To help meet growing electricity demand, Oklahoma’s largest utilities are investing in battery energy storage systems. The facilities store extra energy and discharge it when the grid needs it. -
Oklahoma passed a law last year allowing energy-hungry facilities to build their own power. But as data center announcements sprout up across Oklahoma, most include plans to work with local utilities. -
The U.S. Department of Energy on Tuesday announced five states, including Oklahoma, are being reviewed for a nuclear energy hub. -
