Oklahoma Environmental News

Thursday, August 10th, 2017
PNNL scientist Jiwen Fan gains D.O.E. Early Career Research award
...like Fan are starting to learn why. One reason is the growth of cities like Kansas City, Dallas and Oklahoma City - expanding urban "heat islands" that soak i...

Tuesday, June 20th, 2017
ARM location hits milestone: 25 years providing data from the Great Plains
...of one LAMONT, Okla. - Far above the cattle pastures and wheat fields of north-central Oklahoma, weather systems born of different regions - Cana...

Thursday, December 1st, 2016
Where the rains come from
...tist Zhe Feng at the D.O.E.'s Pacific Northwest National Lab. "A storm can span the entire state of Oklahoma and last 24 hours as it propagates eastward from ...

Monday, May 2nd, 2016
A cleansing rain falls; a soil-filled mist arises
...lassy spheres, less than one-hundredth the width of a human hair, discovered at the Great Plains of Oklahoma after a rainstorm and put under scrutiny by scien...

Tuesday, April 12th, 2016
E.P.A. Grant Will Help Central States Enhance Air Quality
...on that affects downwind states' ability to meet and maintain these standards. Headquartered in Oklahoma City, OK, the nonprofit Central States Air Resour...

Wednesday, February 24th, 2016
E.P.A. Declares 2015 Energy Star Certified Manufacturing Plants
...cturing, Marysville (automobile assembly) Marathon Ohio Refining Division, Canton (refinery) Oklahoma: Ardagh Group, Sapulpa (container glass) O...

Wednesday, February 24th, 2016
E.P.A. Acknowledges Nissan and Toyota Manufacturing Plants in Mississippi for Achieving 2015 Energy Star Certification
...Manufacturing, Marysville (automobile assembly) Marathon Ohio Refining Division, Canton (refinery) Oklahoma: Ardagh Group, Sapulpa (container glass) Oregon:...

Wednesday, February 24th, 2016
E.P.A. Acknowledges 4 Facilities in Florida for Achieving 2015 Energy Star Certification
...cturing, Marysville (automobile assembly) Marathon Ohio Refining Division, Canton (refinery) Oklahoma: Ardagh Group, Sapulpa (container glass) O...

Wednesday, February 24th, 2016
E.P.A. Acknowledges CEMEX in Clinchfield, Ga. for Achieving 2015 Energy Star Certification
...cturing, Marysville (automobile assembly) Marathon Ohio Refining Division, Canton (refinery) Oklahoma: Ardagh Group, Sapulpa (container glass) O...