Environment

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded the Oklahoma Water Resources Board a grant of more than $11.26 million to fund clean-water projects in the state. The grant goes to the state’s Clean Water Revolving Loan Fund (CWSRF), which provides low-interest, flexible loans to communities to help them improve water quality and infrastructure. These…

In April of this year, the Office of Energy & Environment launched earthquakes.ok.gov. The website is a result of the work of the Coordinating Council on Seismic Activity.  In September 2014, Governor Fallin directed Oklahoma Secretary of Energy and Environment Michael J. Teague to lead the Coordinating Council to organize state resources and activities related…

A number of valuable resources to monitor drought conditions in Oklahoma are available from state and federal organizations and agencies. The OWRB has served as chair of the Water Availability and Outlook Committee of the state’s Drought Management Team since 1996 and regularly publishes the Oklahoma Water Resources Bulletin, the state’s official drought monitoring publication, which…

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Oklahoma Office of the Secretary of Energy and Environment (OSEE) are continuing to work on analyzing the condition of wetlands in Oklahoma, as part of a national initiative. The assessment will help build capacity to monitor and analyze wetland conditions while promoting collaboration across jurisdictional boundaries. OSEE…