Assistant Attorney General Joy Mohorovicic, speaking on behalf of OK AG Mike Hunter on the successful operation.
Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter Wednesday commended Tulsa Police and other state and federal law enforcement agencies after a successful operation aimed at reducing violent crime. The four-day operation arrested dozens of violent criminals, seized weapons, drugs and served a multitude of warrants. Continue reading
Fracking (hydraulic fracturing) has not contaminated groundwater in northwestern West Virginia, but accidental spills of fracking wastewater may pose a threat to surface water in the region, according to a new study led by scientists at Duke University.
Thus, from this study, injecting wastewater back into the ground was found better for the environment.
“Based on consistent evidence from comprehensive testing, we found no indication of groundwater contamination over the three-year course of our study,” said Avner Vengosh, professor of geochemistry and water quality at Duke’s Nicholas School of the Environment. ”However, we did find that spill water associated with fracked wells and their wastewater has an impact on the quality of streams in areas of intense shale gas development.” Continue reading
This Friday, April 28th at 8 pm, the BEST STORYTELLER IN TULSA will be crowned by “Ok, So” during their yearly Grand Slam.
Ok, So… is Tulsa’s version of the Moth heard on public radio and is a semi-competitive storytelling event. Over 100 people have competed and it has now come down to the finals – time to crown a winner. Continue reading
Beyond parody.. but then the United Nations is comprised of over 50 Islamic states – the ruling majority in Assembly.
Video Report: Saudi Arabia, which has been labeled “the world’s most misogynistic regime” was recently elected to the U.N.’s Commission on the Status of Woman. The commission is “exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women.” The kingdom will serve on the commission from 2018-2022. Continue reading
A bill to strengthen Oklahoma’s human trafficking laws and better protect underage victims was signed into law Monday. Senate Bill 34, by Sen. Kim David and Rep. Scott Biggs, provides that lack of knowledge of the age of the victim does not constitute a defense for the human trafficking of a minor.
“Human trafficking is a growing industry in our state and nation. Hundreds of thousands of Americans, many of which are young women and children, are kidnapped and forced into this modern day slavery. We must do all we can to stop these predators in Oklahoma,” said David, R-Porter. Continue reading
