Nick Bowlin — ProPublica

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.

June 30, 2026, 6:00 am EDT

Toxic Ground: How Oil Field Pollution Is Threatening Oklahoma

June 2, 2026, 6:00 am EDT
Oily Sludge Is Flooding Their Dream Home. Oklahoma Regulators Say They Can’t Help.

May 18, 2026, 6:00 am EDT
Oil Regulators Found Hundreds of Wells Violating Oklahoma Rules. Then They Ignored Their Findings.

March 17, 2026, 5:00 am EDT
Salty, Oily Drinking Water Left Sores in Their Mouths. Oklahoma Refused to Find Out Why.

February 12, 2026, 5:00 am EST
New Bills Seek to Rein In Oil Companies’ Pollution of Oklahoma Groundwater

January 28, 2026, 5:00 am EST
“A Fraudulent Scheme”: New Mexico Sues Texas Oil Companies for Walking Away From Their Leaking Wells

January 22, 2026, 5:00 am EST
Toxic Wastewater From Oil Fields Keeps Pouring Out of the Ground. Oklahoma Regulators Failed to Stop It.

October 29, 2025, 5:30 am EDT
Show Us What It’s Like to Live with Oil Pollution in Oklahoma

October 29, 2025, 5:25 am EDT
Oklahoma’s Oil Industry Touts a Voluntary Fund to Clean Up Oil Wells. Major Drillers Want Their Contributions Refunded.

August 6, 2024, 5:00 am EDT
Oil Companies Contaminated a Family Farm. The Courts and Regulators Let the Drillers Walk Away.

May 6, 2024, 5:00 am EDT