environment

The City Council in Oklahoma City denies a request for a statement that a medical waste transfer station would be safe for the residents near Diggs Park. The request comes from a consulting firm that’s facilitating the permitting process to develop the facility in northeast Oklahoma City.

2023 is coming to a close, and it’s been an eventful year for StateImpact Oklahoma’s reporters. Managing editor Logan Layden talks with the team about highlights of this year and what to expect in 2024.

The Oklahoma City Zoo has created a program to protect rare milkweed populations in Oklahoma, which are vital to monarch butterflies and other pollinators.

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.

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.

In the prairie grasslands of northwestern Oklahoma, the Lesser Prairie-Chicken is in a fight for survival against development interests of energy industries.

Increase of extreme weather prompts NPR to create new Climate Desk for reporting on environment and climate change.

Where should we put our nuclear waste? A team of University of Oklahoma researchers is looking into that question to find a way to locate storage facilities across the country. StateImpact traveled to Carlsbad, New Mexico to see how it’s worked in the past.

If you’ve been to a cannabis dispensary, chances are you’ve seen hundreds of plastic containers and double-zippered bags line the shelves. Most of that plastic will end up in a landfill. But eco-friendly packaging can be pricey. Environmental sustainability in Oklahoma’s competitive cannabis industry is proving unsustainable for some.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is looking to hear from people whose communities have been hit by tornadoes.