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Rip Stell | Southwest Ledger A variety of wildlife, including fish, mussels, bats and birds, as well as ‘old growth’ forests, are at risk of extinction if the Southeast Oklahoma Power Corporation’s hydroelectric project is approved by the federal government.

Rip Stell | Southwest Ledger A variety of wildlife, including fish, mussels, bats and birds, as well as ‘old growth’ forests, are at risk of extinction if the Southeast Oklahoma Power Corporation’s hydroelectric project is approved by the federal government.

Myriad environmental, ecological issues at stake in SEOPC decision

Mike W. Ray Southwest Ledger
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Multiple environmental and ecological issues are at stake in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s decision whether to approve the Southeast Oklahoma Power Corporation’s application to develop a closed-loop pumped storage hydroelectric power plant in Pushmataha County along the Kiamichi River.
Rip Stell | Southwest Ledger The state House Committee on Energy and Natural Resources held an interim study Oct. 30 that focused on the Kiamichi River. Rep. Brad Boles (R-Marlow), right, chairman of the committee, listens as Rep. J.J. Humphrey (R-Lane), center, discusses the issue.

Rip Stell | Southwest Ledger The state House Committee on Energy and Natural Resources held an interim study Oct. 30 that focused on the Kiamichi River. Rep. Brad Boles (R-Marlow), right, chairman of the committee, listens as Rep. J.J. Humphrey (R-Lane), center, discusses the issue.

FERC inundated with letters opposing Kiamichi River hydropower project

Mike W. Ray Southwest Ledger
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
More than 500 Oklahomans and numerous Texans, two Native American tribes, state and federal wildlife officials, an Oklahoma congressman and one from Texas, Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond and former Attorney General Mike Hunter, two rural water districts, three towns and the...
Sardis Lake Water Authority The Sardis Lake Water Authority, headquartered near Clayton, has received $19.3 million in loans and grants to replace this 25-year-old water treatment plant off state Highway 2. The round structure shaped like a silo is the water clarifier, and the standpipe to the right is for storage of raw water from Sardis Lake, SLWA Plant Manager Chris DeWeese said.

Sardis Lake Water Authority The Sardis Lake Water Authority, headquartered near Clayton, has received $19.3 million in loans and grants to replace this 25-year-old water treatment plant off state Highway 2. The round structure shaped like a silo is the water clarifier, and the standpipe to the right is for storage of raw water from Sardis Lake, SLWA Plant Manager Chris DeWeese said.

Sardis Lake Water Authority receives funds for new treatment plant

Mike W. Ray Southwest Ledger
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
CLAYTON – The Sardis Lake Water Authority will receive $19.3 million to construct a new water treatment plant capable of processing five times as much water as its existing facility. The U.S.
Corporate gift giving during the holidays can be beneficial

Corporate gift giving during the holidays can be beneficial

Corporate gift giving during the holidays can be beneficial

James Finck, Ph.d.
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
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