Rejected for Oklahoma funding, an anti-abortion group helped rewrite state law
The Texas-based nonprofit Human Coalition lobbies for anti-abortion programs and gets millions of dollars in funding from other states.
After years of black dust complaints, Oklahoma cites Continental Carbon for 81 alleged violations
Regulators say the Ponca City carbon black plant failed to meet pollution limits, missed required equipment testing and violated a 2015 federal agreement to improve air quality.
Oklahoma County has a program to help poor people get out of jail. Prosecutors rarely support it.
Supporters of a county pretrial release program say thousands of people who pose little public safety risk remain jailed because they can’t afford bail. Prosecutors frequently oppose release, even though the program is designed to help people show up to court.
The Oklahoma Freedom Caucus wanted to take over the Legislature. Then came the primaries.
The group’s leaders insist the movement is bigger than any one lawmaker. Critics say Republican voters already delivered their verdict.
To protect its drinking water, this city has to appeal to the oil regulators that put it at risk
Oklahoma restricts oil field wastewater injection within a half-mile of public water wells. Regulators have let companies do it anyway. But in the city of Enid, officials are pushing back against one of the state’s biggest industries.
The Frontier welcomes Keaton Shaffer for summer internship
Shaffer will focus on social media and video to highlight our reporting.
The Frontier wins Oklahoma Press Association Awards
Our reporters won first-place honors in three categories for reporting on oil and gas pollution in the state and hazardous working conditions at a poultry plant.
All the details on data center secrecy deals Oklahoma communities have signed
We gathered cities’ confidentiality agreements with data center developers. Some require local leaders to keep secret even the fact that a nondisclosure agreement exists.
Special Projects
Purged: Oklahoma’s Toxic Wastewater
Across Oklahoma, oilfield wastewater has continued to surface from the ground — even as regulators failed to contain it. This investigation examines how oversight fell short, how contamination spread and how families were left to navigate the consequences.
Fields of Green: A Frontier and ProPublica investigation into Oklahoma’s medical marijuana black market
Chinese criminal networks have taken over much of the illicit marijuana market in Oklahoma, stoking a wave of crime that includes violence, money laundering and human trafficking. And authorities suspect some of those involved have links to powerful forces in the Chinese state.
Shot by Shot: Tracking Oklahoma police shootings in 2024
There have been at least 25 police shootings in Oklahoma this year, at least 14 of which have been fatal.
Listen Frontier
In a new Listen Frontier episode, councilors break down the moratorium, the tradeoffs and what success looks like when it ends.
