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Britny Cordera/KGOUThe Oklahoma City Zoo is providing an update on a giraffe calf. The calf is the third generation of giraffes recently born at the zoo. -
Britny Cordera/KGOU RadioButterflies are on the move, and Oklahomans are keeping track of them in monarch conservation effortIt is peak migration season for Monarch butterflies in Oklahoma. Scientists and citizens are getting involved in monarch butterfly conservation.
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An oil geyser spouted in northwest Oklahoma City on Monday. The spill is contained and officials said clean up should be quick. -
The Oklahoma City Zoo has created a program to protect rare milkweed populations in Oklahoma, which are vital to monarch butterflies and other pollinators.
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StateImpact Oklahoma is welcoming a new reporter who will be focusing on health-related issues in Oklahoma.
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StateImpact’s Britny Cordera talked with State Rep. Regina Goodwin, who represents the area and attends the church, about its legacy and a planning grant to study the removal of the expressway.
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The Biden Administration's Endangered Species Act listing of some animals native to Oklahoma is being challenged by Congress. But there are landowners taking it upon themselves to volunteer their fields for prairie restoration.
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Most of Oklahoma's Pride events happen in the cities. This summer, that’s changing. A growing number of small towns are hosting their own LGBTQ Pride gatherings to support communities where they are.
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A community science project in Oklahoma City is launching a campaign to measure the effects heat islands have on the city. The data collected could be used to cool off certain neighborhoods.
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The U.S. House of Representatives last week voted on a bill that could overturn the Endangered Species Act listing of the lesser prairie chicken following the Senate’s decision in May.
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Following multiple successful union elections last year, Oklahoma City Starbucks workers are still waiting on contracts. Access to gender-affirming care is one of their top priorities.
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National Weather Service is issuing heat advisories for Oklahoma this week. Excessive heat and severe weather are changing crops for farmers and routines for landscapers.
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The National Weather Service in Norman is into its second consecutive week of issuing heat advisories for the state. High temperatures are made more intense by humidity and heat bursts that usually occur in the spring are persisting this month.
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Managing editor Logan Layden chats with Britny Cordera on how they’ll approach the environment and science beat as StateImpact’s new reporter.
