Casey Murdock

For NPR’s Climate Solutions Week, KOSU and StateImpact are exploring how wind energy lets some Oklahomans live where and how they want. In the second story of that three-part series, we’ll look at what policymakers and economists are saying about Oklahoma’s growing wind sector.

In Oklahoma, wind energy accounted for about 42% of in-state electricity net generation in 2023 and economists estimate landowners across the state collectively get almost $100 million every year in payments. In the first story of a three-part series for NPR’s Climate Solutions Week, KOSU and StateImpact dive into the financial impact of the wind industry in rural spaces.

Eastern redcedars are spreading across Oklahoma and slurping up billions of gallons of water each day. New legislation at the Oklahoma Capitol aims to do something about that.

On the 49th floor of the Devon Tower in Oklahoma City, a chef walked a cutting board with a large steak to a table where Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt was…

When the pandemic disrupted supply chains across the country, many grocery store meat shelves were empty. Now, Oklahoma ranchers are finding more ways to…

Missouri and Oklahoma are both trying to help reduce the supply chain problems in the meat industry seen during the coronavirus pandemic by directing…

This Week in Oklahoma Politics, KOSU's Michael Cross talks with Republican Political Consultant Neva Hill and ACLU Oklahoma Executive Director Ryan Kiesel…

This Week in Oklahoma Politics, KOSU's Michael Cross talks with ACLU Oklahoma Executive Director Ryan Kiesel and Republican Political Consultant Neva Hill…

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has named several Oklahomans to his newly created Agriculture Advisory Committee, including Gov. Mary…

A couple of ranchers are hoping to win a state house seat in one of the largest districts in Oklahoma.KOSU’s Michael Cross reports the two Republicans…