climate change

Oklahoma’s NPR member stations are producing a series of stories focused on infrastructure in the state. Today, extreme weather is becoming more likely in Oklahoma. February’s deep freeze is just the latest example not only of unusual weather, but of the disruption to our electric grid that can result.

Oklahoma City recently recorded 14-below zero, the coldest temperature for the city since 1899. Meteorologists say there may be a man made reason that…

Oklahoma is ranked third in the nation for having the largest increase in renewable energy production over the past decade, according to a recent report.…

In the state with the highest number of disaster declarations, many Oklahomans with disabilities don’t have a storm shelter.John High knows that when he…

The shipping industry is starting to move away from pollutant-intensive heavy fuel oil. Scientists and private companies are betting on a clean replacement technology: hydrogen fuel cells.

Melissa Lau is preparing for the coming school year. She teaches 6th grade science in Piedmont, just northwest of Oklahoma City. Inside her classroom,…

Oklahoma has more than 4,700 dams. At least 30 percent of these flood control structures are at the end of their 50-year design life. With climate change…

Devon Energy says it will voluntarily reduce methane emissions from its operations in the United States by at least 12 percent by 2025. “Setting this…

Scientists are getting better and better data on the earth's changing climate. Now there's a push to take advantage of the information stream to help us…

Calling himself a scientist, stormchaser and educator, former OU vice president Kelvin Droegemeier adamantly defended freedom of scientific inquiry from…