Ask a mother whose child was sickened by air and water contamination if the problem is “widespread.”
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Commentary: State needs injection well moratorium
As further evidence that the earthquake issue is becoming more problematic, on July 17, Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) released a statement in which it expanded its “area of interest” in Oklahoma from 16 counties to 21.
Chicken-Fried News: Like/share/sue
Oilman Harold Hamm is suing an old colleague and friend over a Facebook post.
Chicken-Fried News: All wet?
Jim Inhofe and environmental activists came to very different conclusions after reading an EPA report on fracking and health.
Chicken-Fried News: Running interference
Oklahoma passed a bill preventing municipalities from passing laws banning fracking just when scientists proved fracking causes earthquakes.
Letters to the Editor: June 3, 2015
Oklahoma Gazette provides an open forum for the discussion of all points of view in its Letters to the Editor section. The Gazette reserves the right to edit letters for length and clarity. Letters can be mailed, faxed, emailed to jchancellor@okgazette.com or sent online at okgazette.com. Include a city of residence and contact number for […]
Chicken-Fried News: Hamm bungler
Oklahoma tycoon Harold Hamm made headlines yet again — this time, he said fracking doesn’t cause earthquakes.
Letters to the Editor: May 20, 2015
Its dangerous The fracking chemicals have never been found in drinking water proclamation by the fossil fuel industry recently bit the dust. Evaluating a groundwater supply contamination incident attributed to Marcellus Shale gas development, a peer-reviewed scientific publication from the prestigious National Academy of Sciences published April 2, says otherwise. This study found evidence of […]
News briefs: Suspension rates, downtown hike and more
Suspension rates Superintendent Robert Neu (pictured at right) called the districts high suspension rate especially among minority students an unacceptable culture of sorting students that he plans to stop. During a press conference last week, Neu, who became superintendent of Oklahoma City Public Schools last year, discussed a recent internal discipline audit and […]
Chicken-Fried News: Moving on
Oil tycoons, including Harold Hamm, want you to just ignore all those earthquakes we keep having.
