Stories Tagged "Oklahoma"
Fears Of A Third Year Of Drought Persist In Western Plains States
posted on May 10, 2013 at 1:24 PM
Farmers and ranchers in parts of the West and the Plains, including southwest Oklahoma, are pondering the prospect of another year of a desert-like landscape and a disappointing harvest.
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Study Indicates 2011 Oklahoma Earthquake Was Likely Man-Made
posted on March 28, 2013 at 12:05 PM
USGS geophysicist describe the pressure increase from injections as similar to blowing more air in a balloon, weakening the skin of the balloon
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Oklahoma Officials Move To Dismiss Youth Expo Lawsuit
posted on November 2, 2012 at 4:40 PM
The lawsuit seeks a declaration that the Youth Expo has no enforceable claim for the state to appropriate money for the expo.
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2 Lawmakers Sue to Stop Oklahoma Youth Expo Donation
posted on September 28, 2012 at 12:19 PM
The Oklahoma Youth Expo provides educational and vocational training opportunities to young Oklahomans while promoting agriculture in the state. Lawmaker says however that appropriations to support the event are the most blatant of many examples...
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Drought Dries up Cotton, Corn and other Economies
posted on July 27, 2012 at 6:06 PM
Extreme Weather Continues To Pressure Crops
posted on August 4, 2011 at 4:11 PM
Wicked weather blasts eight states
posted on April 21, 2011 at 1:04 PM
Cattle-Based Fuel Runs Oklahoma - Texas Passenger Train
posted on April 22, 2010 at 4:04 PM
ABOARD THE HEARTLAND FLYER (AP) -- Amtrak began an experiment Tuesday to let cows produce horsepower.
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Oklahoma Among Top 5 For Cutting Water Pollution
posted on March 19, 2010 at 3:03 PM
Oklahoma City (AP) - Conservationists said Wednesday that Oklahoma ranks among the top five states in reducing contamination of its streams and rivers thanks to voluntary programs in which farmers and ranchers cut the amount of sediments and...
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Oklahoma Company Recalls 248,000 Pounds of Beef
posted on December 30, 2009 at 6:12 PM
National Steak and Poultry is voluntarily recalling about 248,000 pounds of beef it said might be contaminated with a strain of E coli bacteria.
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Poultry Industry Claims Oklahoma Didn't Enforce Water Rules`
posted on October 23, 2009 at 2:10 PM
TULSA, Okla — Arkansas poultry companies claimed Wednesday that an Oklahoma agency could have gone to court long ago to enforce water quality standards in a sensitive watershed, but failed to do so until 2005, when it filed a federal lawsuit...
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Officials in Oklahoma and Kansas Plan Emergency Exercises
posted on October 9, 2009 at 3:10 PM
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — State officials in Oklahoma and Kansas are planning an emergency exercise to test interstate coordination in case of a "stop livestock movement" order.
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Oklahoma. Attorney General Takes on Poultry Industry
posted on August 14, 2009 at 8:08 PM
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. (AP) - It's hard to picture the crystal-clear Illinois River that Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson remembers from his youth, how he could look to the bottom and spot a dime, no matter how deep the water.
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Judge Dismisses Major Portion of Oklahoma Poultry Lawsuit
posted on July 24, 2009 at 8:07 PM
TULSA, Okla (AP) — Oklahoma can't pursue monetary damages in its environmental lawsuit against a dozen Arkansas poultry companies because it didn't name the Cherokee Nation as a plaintiff, a federal judge ruled Wednesday in a major blow to the state.
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Cattle Rustling on the Rise in Oklahoma
posted on July 24, 2009 at 8:07 PM
MIDWEST CITY, Okla (AP) — Agriculture officials say cattle rustling is rising in Oklahoma and they blame the economy and the ease with which cattle can be stolen and sold.
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