chloe bennett-steele
@chloebwrites.bsky.social
in the weeds. now: environment and science reporter @ stateimpact oklahoma/kgou. then: adirondack explorer, dallas morning news, texas standard/kut austin
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The Threatt Filling Station along Route 66 near Luther was an oasis for people of color traveling through Oklahoma during the Jim Crow era. A monument dedicated to preserving that history was unveiled last week.
Threatt Filling Station takes its place among iconic Oklahoma Route 66 landmarks
The Threatt Filling Station along Route 66 near Luther was an oasis for people of color traveling through Oklahoma during the Jim Crow era. A monument dedicated to preserving that history was unveiled...
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August 14, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The Threatt Filling Station along Route 66 near Luther was an oasis for people of color traveling through Oklahoma during the Jim Crow era. A monument dedicated to preserving that history was unveiled last week.
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After the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes established their Environmental Protection Commission, they asserted environmental oversight over their lands. The Oklahoma Corporation Commission is intervening.
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Oklahoma oil and gas regulator dismisses environmental authority of Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes
After the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes established their Environmental Protection Commission, they asserted environmental oversight over their lands. The Oklahoma Corporation Commission is intervening.
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July 17, 2025 at 4:11 PM
After the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes established their Environmental Protection Commission, they asserted environmental oversight over their lands. The Oklahoma Corporation Commission is intervening.
www.kosu.org/energy-envir...
www.kosu.org/energy-envir...
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via The Oklahoman:
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President Trump wants to slash funds for NPR and PBS: What that means to Oklahoma TV and radio
NPR is suing the Trump administration after the president issued an executive order to cancel funding for NPR and PBS.
www.oklahoman.com
May 30, 2025 at 1:44 PM
via The Oklahoman:
www.oklahoman.com/story/entert...
www.oklahoman.com/story/entert...
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Whether you get your forecast from an app on your phone, a website or a meteorologist on TV, most of the underlying information comes from the federal government.
By @rhersher.bsky.social
By @rhersher.bsky.social
Where does your weather forecast come from?
Whether you get your forecast from an app on your phone, a website or a meteorologist on TV, most of the underlying information comes from the federal government.
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May 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Whether you get your forecast from an app on your phone, a website or a meteorologist on TV, most of the underlying information comes from the federal government.
By @rhersher.bsky.social
By @rhersher.bsky.social
Soil conservation in the U.S. started with this agency 90 years ago. Now its future is uncertain @annapope.bsky.social
www.kosu.org/2025-05-12/n...
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Soil conservation in the U.S. started with this agency 90 years ago. Now its future is uncertain
The Dust Bowl led to the creation of what is now called the Natural Resources Conservation Service. Just as it celebrates a major milestone, the agency is dealing with job losses, massive proposed bud...
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May 13, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Soil conservation in the U.S. started with this agency 90 years ago. Now its future is uncertain @annapope.bsky.social
www.kosu.org/2025-05-12/n...
www.kosu.org/2025-05-12/n...
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🧵The White House has issued an executive order commanding the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to "cease federal funding for NPR and PBS.”
Here are answers to some frequently asked questions about how losing federal funding would affect KOSU.
Here are answers to some frequently asked questions about how losing federal funding would affect KOSU.
May 2, 2025 at 4:17 PM
🧵The White House has issued an executive order commanding the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to "cease federal funding for NPR and PBS.”
Here are answers to some frequently asked questions about how losing federal funding would affect KOSU.
Here are answers to some frequently asked questions about how losing federal funding would affect KOSU.
It's one of my favorite months of the year in this part of the country. We have wildflowers, still some migrating birds and stunning thunderstorms.
Here's how the Trump admin's federal cuts could impact forecasting those storms:
www.kgou.org/weather-and-...
Here's how the Trump admin's federal cuts could impact forecasting those storms:
www.kgou.org/weather-and-...
Amid Oklahoma tornado season, scientists warn NOAA cuts could impact forecasting, public safety
Norman is a nexus of national weather and climate science. But swift layoffs and deep budget cuts could disband it and other organizations nationwide.
www.kgou.org
May 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM
It's one of my favorite months of the year in this part of the country. We have wildflowers, still some migrating birds and stunning thunderstorms.
Here's how the Trump admin's federal cuts could impact forecasting those storms:
www.kgou.org/weather-and-...
Here's how the Trump admin's federal cuts could impact forecasting those storms:
www.kgou.org/weather-and-...
EPA gives some Oklahoma coal-fired power plants extensions to meet pollution requirements
www.kgou.org/energy/2025-...
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EPA gives some Oklahoma coal-fired power plants extensions to meet pollution requirements
Following an order from President Donald Trump, the Environmental Protection Agency gave dozens of coal plants an extra two years to comply with its latest Clean Air Act policies. Some of them are in ...
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April 21, 2025 at 9:58 PM
EPA gives some Oklahoma coal-fired power plants extensions to meet pollution requirements
www.kgou.org/energy/2025-...
www.kgou.org/energy/2025-...
Regional Climate Centers shut down abruptly this week. Here's why it matters
www.kosu.org/2025-04-18/r...
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Regional Climate Centers shut down abruptly this week. Here's why it matters
The closure of four of the six Regional Climate Centers across the U.S. occurred after funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ran out. A recent report stated that the Trump a...
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April 18, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Regional Climate Centers shut down abruptly this week. Here's why it matters
www.kosu.org/2025-04-18/r...
www.kosu.org/2025-04-18/r...
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Howdy folks,
As the most of the data and tools used by the office are currently no longer available, services provided by the Office of the Texas State Climatologist will be drastically impacted to discontinued due to the laps of federal funding for the NOAA Regional Climate Centers.
As the most of the data and tools used by the office are currently no longer available, services provided by the Office of the Texas State Climatologist will be drastically impacted to discontinued due to the laps of federal funding for the NOAA Regional Climate Centers.
April 17, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Howdy folks,
As the most of the data and tools used by the office are currently no longer available, services provided by the Office of the Texas State Climatologist will be drastically impacted to discontinued due to the laps of federal funding for the NOAA Regional Climate Centers.
As the most of the data and tools used by the office are currently no longer available, services provided by the Office of the Texas State Climatologist will be drastically impacted to discontinued due to the laps of federal funding for the NOAA Regional Climate Centers.
great story and photos from beth wallis: www.kgou.org/education/20...
Oklahoma youth commemorate Oklahoma City Bombing 30th anniversary through music
As the 30th anniversary of the Oklahoma City Bombing approaches, a group of young musicians is connecting with the tragedy through performing themes of resilience.
www.kgou.org
April 17, 2025 at 1:22 PM
great story and photos from beth wallis: www.kgou.org/education/20...
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A new group hopes to educate Oklahomans on the continued impacts of the state's near-total abortion ban.
How one group is educating Oklahomans on reproductive health care amid state abortion ban
A new group hopes to educate Oklahomans on the continued impacts of the state's near-total abortion ban.
www.kgou.org
April 10, 2025 at 5:18 PM
A new group hopes to educate Oklahomans on the continued impacts of the state's near-total abortion ban.
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wHo HAd A SnOwsToRM fOR thIS wEEkeND!?! And a freeze? Oklahoma weather doing Oklahoma things, even as severe weather continues through Friday. Deets in today's Ticker: ticker.mesonet.org #okwx #okmesonet
April 2, 2025 at 1:42 PM
wHo HAd A SnOwsToRM fOR thIS wEEkeND!?! And a freeze? Oklahoma weather doing Oklahoma things, even as severe weather continues through Friday. Deets in today's Ticker: ticker.mesonet.org #okwx #okmesonet
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KOSU scored an exclusive interview about an important Oklahoma story. Watch for more, and read the full story at www.kosu.org/local-news/2...
April 1, 2025 at 2:18 PM
KOSU scored an exclusive interview about an important Oklahoma story. Watch for more, and read the full story at www.kosu.org/local-news/2...
Oklahoma submitted a proposal to stop its smog from floating down to Texas, but the EPA rejected it in 2023 for being too lax.
@graycen.bsky.social
www.kosu.org/energy-envir...
@graycen.bsky.social
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Supreme Court hears arguments on proper venue for Oklahoma's EPA challenge
Oklahoma’s plan to meet federal smog regulations has been in limbo since the EPA rejected it in 2023 and the state sued in response. That case made it to the U.S. Supreme Court, which heard arguments ...
www.kosu.org
March 26, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Oklahoma submitted a proposal to stop its smog from floating down to Texas, but the EPA rejected it in 2023 for being too lax.
@graycen.bsky.social
www.kosu.org/energy-envir...
@graycen.bsky.social
www.kosu.org/energy-envir...
Oklahoma’s state fossil is known as an enormous carnivorous dinosaur. Did it ever exist?
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Oklahoma’s state fossil is known as an enormous carnivorous dinosaur. Did it ever exist?
New research from Oklahoma State University suggests the fossil is not the documented Saurophaganax.
www.kgou.org
March 25, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Oklahoma’s state fossil is known as an enormous carnivorous dinosaur. Did it ever exist?
www.kgou.org/science-tech...
www.kgou.org/science-tech...
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Much of Oklahoma is under a Fire Weather Watch through Tuesday, as a Red Flag Warning is in place for much of the state due to gusty winds, low humidity and dry vegetation on Monday.
Fire danger continues across Oklahoma due to high winds, dry conditions
Much of Oklahoma is under a fire weather watch through Tuesday, as a red flag warning is in place for much of the state due to gusty winds, low humidity and dry vegetation on Monday.
www.kgou.org
March 17, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Much of Oklahoma is under a Fire Weather Watch through Tuesday, as a Red Flag Warning is in place for much of the state due to gusty winds, low humidity and dry vegetation on Monday.
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Drug overdose deaths in Oklahoma are starting to decline. A new analysis of U.S. overdose data suggests a 28% drop in deaths since the state saw its highest peak between June 2022 and May 2023.
www.kosu.org/health/2025-...
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Drug overdose deaths declining in Oklahoma, nationwide
It’s the first time all 50 states, including Oklahoma, have seen at least some recovery from the opioid crisis that has defined much of the last decade.
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March 12, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Drug overdose deaths in Oklahoma are starting to decline. A new analysis of U.S. overdose data suggests a 28% drop in deaths since the state saw its highest peak between June 2022 and May 2023.
www.kosu.org/health/2025-...
www.kosu.org/health/2025-...
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On the first day of extensive floor work, lawmakers in both chambers of Oklahoma's legislature passed dozens of measures — including one that would require mammograms and other early diagnostic breast cancer screenings to be covered by health insurance.
www.kosu.org/politics/202...
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Oklahoma lawmakers pass each measure on first day of extensive floor debates; 1 House bill stood out
On the first day of extensive floor work, lawmakers in both chambers passed measures across the Oklahoma Capitol rotunda at a breakneck speed. Dozens of bills were considered Monday. All of them passe...
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March 11, 2025 at 8:19 PM
On the first day of extensive floor work, lawmakers in both chambers of Oklahoma's legislature passed dozens of measures — including one that would require mammograms and other early diagnostic breast cancer screenings to be covered by health insurance.
www.kosu.org/politics/202...
www.kosu.org/politics/202...
Oklahoma scientists, advocates rally for science funding and federal workers
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Oklahoma scientists, advocates rally for science funding and federal workers
Lawmakers and students also protested the Trump administration’s crackdown on federal funding and layoffs of federal employees, including those at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (...
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March 10, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Oklahoma scientists, advocates rally for science funding and federal workers
www.kgou.org/science-tech...
www.kgou.org/science-tech...
El Paso Is Going to Turn Wastewater Into Drinking Water. Other Cities Will Soon Follow
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El Paso Is Going to Turn Wastewater Into Drinking Water. Other Cities Will Soon Follow - Inside Climate News
El Paso Water broke ground on the first U.S. facility that will treat wastewater for direct re-use in a city water supply, using a four-step process to transform wastewater into clean, potable drinkin...
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March 5, 2025 at 2:48 PM
El Paso Is Going to Turn Wastewater Into Drinking Water. Other Cities Will Soon Follow
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What we know so far about the potential closure of the National Weather Service’s radar center in Norman
What we know so far about the potential closure of the National Weather Service’s radar center in Norman
Among the closures of several federal facilities in Oklahoma by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is a listing speculated to be the Radar Operations Center.
www.kgou.org
March 4, 2025 at 10:03 PM
What we know so far about the potential closure of the National Weather Service’s radar center in Norman
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Bills on plugging abandoned wells, increasing oil and gas bonds pass Oklahoma legislative committee
Bills on plugging abandoned wells, increasing oil and gas bonds pass Oklahoma legislative committee
The bills head for a vote on the House floor next.
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February 28, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Bills on plugging abandoned wells, increasing oil and gas bonds pass Oklahoma legislative committee