Oil Regulators Found Hundreds of Wells Violating Oklahoma Rules. Then They Ignored Their Findings. ^19.9%

ProPublica - By Nick Bowlin - 3/17/2026, 9:00 AM

Biased Writer Voice 39.8% - Negativity Bias 33.4% - Appeal to Authority 19.1%

Five years ago, Oklahoma oil regulators took on a project with an impressive name: the Source of Truth. State officials wanted a comprehensive database capturing all vital information about the more than 11,000 wells in Oklahoma that shoot the toxic byproduct of oil production back underground. I’d heard about this project from several... more