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Oklahoma has seen a dramatic uptick in water line breaks over the past year. From July 2024 through June 2025, Oklahoma City sprang 1,101 line leaks — nearly double the 621 emergency breaks addressed in the same period a year earlier.

Tennessee's new laws on immigration already face court challenges. Other states are changing gun laws or imposing new restrictions on transgender people.

Oklahoma state officials announced junk food restrictions on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and stripped the state recommendation for fluoride in drinking water in a Thursday press conference.

Survey answers and an associated study illuminate the attitudes and beliefs of residents statewide on water supply and climate issues.

If you’re thirsty for knowledge, it’s time to drink up: public water supplies are federally required to make water quality reports available by the end of June.

Heavy rainfall across the state has swept high levels of bacteria into some of Oklahoma’s favorite recreational waters.

The Cherokee Nation celebrated its $23.8 million investment in improving water quality and accessibility across its reservation through the Wilma P. Mankiller and Charlie Soap Water Act last week.

Tonkawa residents haven’t had reliable tap water for more than a week thanks to complications from last week’s cold weather. City officials say they’re optimistic water will be restored on Saturday.

As bills trickle through Oklahoma’s legislative process, the first big hurdle is getting approval from a policy committee in the author’s chamber. Here are the water bills that made it out of committee this week:

Over the past month of bill filing, lawmakers have introduced measures to conserve Oklahoma’s groundwater, prevent forever chemical contamination and fund water infrastructure.