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Oklahoma is latest state to prevent local fracking bans
2015-05-30 03:24:06| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Oklahoma cities and counties would no longer be able to ban hydraulic fracturing - a process commonly called fracking - or other oil and gas operations within their boundaries under a bill signed into law on Friday by Gov. Mary Fallin. Pushed hard by the oil and gas industry, but fiercely opposed by municipalities and environmental groups, the bill specifically prohibits cities or towns from banning operations such as drilling, fracking, water disposal, recovery operations or pipeline infrastructure.
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Texas, Oklahoma Floodwaters Contain Sewage, Other Pollutants
2015-05-28 14:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Geographic: Rains that have flooded portions of the middle part of the United States have damaged buildings, swept away cars and houses, and killed at least 18 people in Texas and Oklahoma. And with a chance of more rain forecast this week, these hard-hit areas aren't out of the woods yet. In Texas, the enormous amount of stormwater has overwhelmed some treatment facilities, washing chemicals and toxic substances into the mix, including raw sewage, crude oil, and pesticides. "Anything you would find on...
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UnitedHealthcare and Optum Act to Support People in Oklahoma and...
2015-05-27 05:49:33| Beverages - Topix.net
UnitedHealth Group and its benefits and services businesses, UnitedHealthcare and Optum, are taking immediate action to help people affected by the recent floods in parts of Oklahoma and Texas. This includes a free emotional-support line to help people in the affected communities and assisting health plan participants who may be affected and need to make alternate arrangements to ensure continuity of care.
Flash Flooding Texas, Oklahoma After Record Rainfall
2015-05-25 22:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: Severe storms are creating massive flooding in Texas, Oklahoma and throughout the Great Plains. Meteorologists say this downpour most likely ended the years long drought for that portion of the West but it comes at a high cost.
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Texas, Oklahoma Drought 'All But Over'
2015-05-22 15:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: While the Western drought has its claws firmly dug in, the nearly five-year drought that has gripped Oklahoma and Texas is on its last legs, thanks to recent torrents of rain, government climate scientists said Thursday. "I think the Texas drought is pretty much all but over,' Victor Murphy, climate services program manager for the National Weather Service's Southern Region, said during a press teleconference. The last vestiges will likely disappear over the next few months as forecasters with...
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