StateImpact Oklahoma

Data from the American Dental Association estimates a nearly $507 million price tag over five years in dental care costs for Oklahomans if fluoride were removed from community water systems.

Elected state officials voted to require the Oklahoma Corporation Commission to investigate whether the Sooner State could generate nuclear energy or hold off on welcoming the industry.

Stakeholders raised concerns about the Trump administration's endorsement of claims linking autism and the usage of acetaminophen – the active ingredient in Tylenol – during pregnancy.

High winds and heavy rainfall cause some trees to topple over, causing property damage and, occasionally, injuries. Scientists at the University of Oklahoma will spend the next four years working with communities on mitigating that hazard.

Repro46, a group educating Oklahomans on reproductive health care amid the state's abortion ban, hosted free screenings of the documentary Zurawski v Texas in Oklahoma City and Tulsa.

While the state legislature passes laws on underground carbon sequestration, researchers are analyzing how lessons learned from wastewater injection-induced earthquakes could inform the growing carbon storage industry.

Federal incentives to lessen the financial burden of solar panel installations are ending earlier than originally planned after the July 4 passage of the tax and spending law.

State Superintendent Ryan Walters' new PragerU-backed "America First" test for out-of-state teachers is now live. And despite Walters' claims the test will weed out "woke" teachers, it is impossible to fail.

The majority of the State Board of Education have called a special meeting to install a new general counsel following conflict over the board's previous attorney repeatedly siding with State Superintendent Ryan Walters.

The $50 billion rural health fund established in President Donald Trump's megabill seeks to help stabilize and strengthen rural hospitals and providers.