NEW: Ken Paxton’s Security for Travel Cost Taxpayers Millions. Just 1 in 6 of His Trips Had a Stated Business Purpose. @zachdespart.bsky.social w/ @texastribune.org
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Nick Bowlin
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oil and gas reporter for ProPublica and The Frontier Freelance work in: Harper's, The Guardian, The Nation, The Drift, Outside, etc. Signal: NickBowlin.24
@charlesornstein.bsky.socialReposted by @nickbowlin.bsky.social@charlesornstein.bsky.socialReposted by @nickbowlin.bsky.socialAn Oklahoma oil and gas company plugged a well that disposes of oil production’s toxic byproduct after @readfrontier.bsky.social and @propublica.org revealed that regulators had approved the well in violation of state rules meant to protect public groundwater supplies.
@propublica.orgReposted by @nickbowlin.bsky.socialNEW: Following our investigation with @readfrontier.bsky.social, an Oklahoma oil company has plugged a well that was potentially leaking toxic waste.
We revealed that state regulators had approved the well in violation of rules meant to protect public drinking water.
propublica.orgOklahoma Oil Company Plugs Disposal Well That Posed Threat to City’s Drinking WaterThe Frontier and ProPublica revealed that state regulators had approved the well in Enid, Oklahoma, in violation of rules meant to protect municipal groundwater. Now the well is permanently shut down.
@readfrontier.bsky.socialReposted by @nickbowlin.bsky.socialThe Frontier and ProPublica revealed that state regulators had approved the well in Enid, Oklahoma, in violation of rules meant to protect municipal groundwater. Now the well is permanently shut down.
@charlesornstein.bsky.socialReposted by @nickbowlin.bsky.socialIMPACT: Oklahoma Oil Company Plugs Disposal Well That Posed Threat to City’s Drinking Water @nickbowlin.bsky.social @readfrontier.bsky.social
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@jeisinger.bsky.socialReposted by @nickbowlin.bsky.socialNEW: In ‘24, the FBI sought to launch a sweeping bribery probe that could ensnare top lawmakers, including Sen. Susan Collins.
Then Trump eviscerated the FBI & DOJ public corruption teams.
ProPublica unearthed the investigation and you can read it 👇
@gabriel-furshong.bsky.socialReposted by @nickbowlin.bsky.socialMy latest @highcountrynews.org examines a novel approach to end #citizensunited that's LIKELY to win voter approval and—wait for it—UNLIKELY to win SCOTUS approval. A familiar inversion when it comes to runaway campaign spending. #mtnews #mtpol @endcitizensunited.bsky.social @jmangan.bsky.social
@nickbowlin.bsky.socialA new must-read investigation from The Frontier
@briokc.bsky.socialReposted by @nickbowlin.bsky.social24 former students who attended New Lifehouse Academy over the past decade told The Frontier that the program relied on control and isolation. Former students said punishments included physical exercise, food restriction, outdoor labor, and writing Bible verses.
www.readfrontier.org/an-oklahoma-...
@redwaterinsights.bsky.socialReposted by @nickbowlin.bsky.socialWe set out to discover the real reasons for the decline of California’s oil and gas industry.
Our report reveals a massive liability for the Golden State. Namely, that industry decline is leaving behind a decommissioning black hole worth USD $18.4 billion.
@nickbowlin.bsky.socialEnid, Oklahoma's public water wells are right next oilfield waste injection sites, due to lax oversight by regulators. And it's not just Enid, @propublica.org + @readfrontier.bsky.social found 114 injection wells less than 1/4mile from a public water supply well
propublica.orgTo Protect Its Drinking Water, This City Has to Appeal to the Oil Regulators That Put It at RiskOklahoma 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 ...
@nickbowlin.bsky.socialOur Oklahoma reporting for @readfrontier.bsky.social and @propublica.org wouldn't be possible without help from RCFP attorney Leslie Briggs. Was happy to chat with RCFP about how Leslie helped me get crucial records about oil and gas pollution
