DEQ plans to regulate emissions from oil/gas wells, power plants

From staff reports OKLAHOMA CITY – The state Department of Environmental Quality will hold a public information session to discuss development of the state’s plans to address emissions from existing crude oil and natural gas facilities and fossil fuel electricity generating units.

Energy services sector employment remains steady

From staff reports A new report shows employment in the energy services sector across the U.S. remained steady, whether it’s in the oil patch, installing solar panels, or constructing wind farms.

Goats, sheep employed in weed control

OKLAHOMA CITY – Goats and sheep are proving useful for more than just providing meat and wool. For a little over 10 years, the Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust has employed a herd of goats as groundskeepers of sorts at Lake Hefner in northwest Oklahoma City.

Oklahoma to host national ag communicator conference

From staff reports STILLWATER – Oklahoma State Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow Club President Maci Carter recently shared details about the upcoming National Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow Club’s Professional Development Conference. From Jan.

Oklahoma averages less than 1 inch of rain in mid-November

From staff reports Rainfall totals in Oklahoma averaged 0.29 inches for the week of Nov. 11-17, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. The NASS said the Nov. 12 U.S.

NCBA gives insight on lame duck session, 2025 priorities

From staff reports After previously discussing what President Trump’s popular vote win means for the cattle industry, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Vice President of Governmental Affairs Ethan Lane underlined what he believes needs to happen before Congress convenes in January.

USDA invests nearly $6M to increase access to healthy foods

From staff reports Underserved communities across the U.S. will soon have better access to fresh and healthy food thanks to a $5.8 million partnership between the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Reinvestment Fund.

Carpentry and electrician unions support Kiamichi hydropower project

Literally hundreds of Oklahomans and north Texans have told the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) that they oppose the hydroelectric power plant proposed to be built on the Kiamichi River in Pushmataha County approximately five miles south of Talihina, near Albion.

Hydropower plant on Kiamichi River ‘would be a blight and a nuisance’

Municipal officials in two Pushmataha County communities have lodged protests with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission against a proposed hydroelectric power plant that would be built on the Kiamichi River.

SEOPC proposed hydropower project on Kiamichi River opposed by Choctaw and Pushmataha county commissioners, Hugo city manager

The city manager of Hugo, the Choctaw County Board of Commissioners and all three Pushmataha County commissioners have declared their opposition to a proposed hydroelectric plant in southeastern Oklahoma because of its potential adverse effects on the quantity and quality of water in the Kiamichi...