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Below you will find a growing selection of environment-related news stories about Norman, this year's conference site, and the state of Oklahoma. Read the welcome letter from our conference co-chairs Nancy Gaarder, Omaha World-Herald | Omaha.com, and Sarah Terry-Cobo, The Journal Record | JournalRecord.com.

• "OU President Boren Issues Proclamation in Support of Indigenous Peoples' Day," The Oklahoma Daily, Oct 6, 2015, by Andrew Clark.
• "Oklahoma Tribes Detail Federal Government's $186 Million Lawsuit Settlement," The Oklahoman, Sep 27, 2015, by Randy Ellis.
• "Welcome to Quakelahoma," VICE News, Aug 24, 2015, by Matt Smith.
• "Obama’s Clean Power Plan: Oklahoma Officials Attack, Utilities on Path to Comply," StateImpact Oklahoma, Aug 17, 2015, by Logan Layden.
• "Oklahoma Regulators Impose Water Injection Cut To Stem Earthquakes," Reuters, Aug 4, 2015, by Yeganeh Torbati.
• "Woodward County, Oklahoma: Why Do So Many Here Doubt Climate Change?" CNN, Aug 4, 2015, by John D. Sutter.
• "Boiling Over: How a Multinational Company Left Hugo with Unsafe Water," The Journal Record, Aug 4, 2015, by Sarah Terry-Cobo.
• "Oklahoma Officials Vow To Keep Fighting Obama Plan To Cut Power Plant Pollution," StateImpact Oklahoma, Aug 3, 2015, by Logan Layden.
• "Feral Hogs Recognized As a Growing Problem for Farmers," DTN/The ProgressiveFarmer, Jul 30, 2015, by Chris Clayton.
• "Oklahoma and EPA To Study State's Rivers, Lakes and Streams," Associated Press, Jul 30, 2015.
• "Why Solar Energy is Growing Slowly in Oklahoma," StateImpact Oklahoma, Jul 30, 2015, by Joe Wertz.
• "Man-Made Earthquakes Now Covered by Some Oklahoma Insurance Companies," News on 6 (Oklahoma), Jul 29, 2015, by Emory Bryan.
• "Oil Companies Shut Down Wells Near Earthquake Swarm," StateImpact Oklahoma, Jul 28, 2015, by Joe Wertz.
• "Oklahoma Just Recorded 40 Earthquakes in a Week," Grist, Jul 28, 2015, by Katie Herzog.
• "Oklahoma’s Economically Vital Seaport Still Struggling After Rains Scuttle Shipping," StateImpact Oklahoma, Jul 23, 2015, by Logan Layden.
• "Oklahoma Wind Farm Construction Continues During Second Quarter," The Oklahoman, Jul 23, 2015, by Paul Monies.
• "Massive Swarm of Grasshoppers and Beetles Picked up by Radar, Headed to Oklahoma," KFOR News 4 (Norman, OK), Jul 22, 2015, by M.DeLaTorre.
• " Oklahoma Tribes Keep Wary Eye on Escalating Earthquake Activity," Indian Country Today, Jul 7, 2015, by Kristi Eaton.
• "Fracking-Related Personal Injury Tort Claim Allowed to Proceed in Oklahoma Court," National Law Review, Jul 5, 2015.
• "Oklahoma Case Could Open Doors to More Earthquake-Fracking Lawsuits," InsideClimate News, Jul 2, 2015, by Zahra Hirji.
• "Oklahoma Attorney General Sues EPA (Again) Over Obama’s Clean Power Plan," StateImpact Oklahoma, Jul 2, 2015, by Logan Layden.
• "Tiny Eastern Red Bat Is a Hidden Oklahoma Jewel," Tulsa World, Jun 21, 2015, by Kelly Bostian.
• "New Studies Address Wastewater Disposal Link to Oklahoma Earthquakes," The Oklahoman, Jun 18, 2015, by Paul Monies.
• "New Research Links Oklahoma’s Earthquake Surge to Oil and Gas Disposal Wells," StateImpact Oklahoma, Jun 18, 2015, by Joe Wertz.
• "Utilities Eye Tariffs for Solar, Wind Users," The Oklahoman, Jun 16, 2015, by Paul Monies.
• "Re-using Water Gains Ground in Oklahoma City As Strategy for Conservation," The Oklahoman, Jun 14, 2015, by William Crum.
• "New Energy Law Balances Authority Between Cities and the State," The Oklahoman, Jun 9, 2015, by Paula Burkes.
• "Eight Quick Takeaways From a Bunch of New Oklahoma Earthquake Research," StateImpact Oklahoma, Jun 4, 2015, by Joe Wertz.
• "Oil CEO Wanted University Quake Scientists Dismissed: Dean's E-Mail," Bloomberg, May 15, 2015, by Benjamin Elgin.
• "Oklahoma Senate Moves To Eliminate Wind Tax Credits," Associated Press, May 15, 2015.
• "Oklahoma Weather Drone Use Could Provide Tornado Warnings," KWTV News 9 (Oklahoma City), May 13, 2015, by David Payne.
• "Harrison Hove Tests Storm Prediction Tools In Oklahoma," NBC4 TV (Columbus, OH), May 12, 2015, by Harrison Hove.
• "Half of Disposal Wells Targeted by Oklahoma Regulators Over Earthquake Risks Have Lowered Depths or Volumes, Corporation Commission Says," The Oklahoman, May 11, 2015, by Paul Monies.
• "Oklahoma Coalition Wants Well Moratorium in Earthquake Areas," Associated Press, May 11, 2015.
• "Opinion: The Truth about Fracking, Earthquakes and Flaming Spigots," Tulsa World, May 6, 2015, by Henry Crichlow (retired petroleum engineering professor and engineering consultant).
• "After Earthquakes, Silence in the Sooner State," U.S. News & World Report, May 6, 2015, by Alan Neuhauser.
• "Cities Face Losing Control Over Oil and Gas Rigs," Norman Transcript, May 5, 2015, by Janelle Stecklein / CNHI State Reporter.
• "Midwest City's Consideration for Use of Wastewater Causes Concern," KOCO 5 News (Oklahoma City), April 28, 2015, by Morgan Chesky.
• "Why Midwest City Might Fight Norman’s Plan to Recycle Treated Wastewater," StateImpact Oklahoma, April 28, 2015, by Logan Layden.
• "Oklahoma Geological Survey Adds Analyst To Keep Up With Quake Activity," The Oklahoman, April 10, 2015, by Paul Monies.
• "In Southwest Oklahoma, a Farmer Harvests the Wind and Watches the State Capitol," StateImpact Oklahoma, April 9, 2015, by Joe Wertz.
• "Oklahoma Oil Revenue Drops to Lowest Level in More Than a Dozen Years," StateImpact Oklahoma, April 7, 2015, by Joe Wertz.
• "Group Says Oklahoma Bill Threatens Federal Flood Insurance," Associated Press, April 5, 2015.
• "More (Political) Red Means Less Green For Oklahoma; Feds Table Tribal Recycling," KGOU Radio, April 3, 2015, by Brian Hardzinski & Adam Brooks.
• "Siemens Secures 130-Turbine Order for Oklahoma Wind Project," Wichita Business Journal, March 31, 2015, by Josh Heck.
• "Oklahoma Utility OG&E Faces Multiple Challenges in Approval of $1 Billion Plan for Environmental Compliance and Replacement Generation," The Oklahoman, March 31, 2015, by Paul Monies.
• "In Wake of Earthquake Swarms, Oklahoma Regulators Expand Areas for Oil and Gas Disposal Well Scrutiny," The Oklahoman, March 25, 2015, by Adam Wilmoth and Paul Monies. Related: "Oklahoma Earthquakes," NewsOK.com, includes a map of every earthquake that happens in Oklahoma and prior coverage from NewsOK.com and The Oklahoman. USGS release of March 6, 2015: "Reawakened Oklahoma Faults Could Produce Larger Future Events."