Nick Bowlin

This is called a purge — injected, highly pressurized wastewater blasting out of an old well, while still more spreads below ground. These incidents have been happening all over Oklahoma. I spent a year investigating these pollution events for @propublica + @readfrontier

great piece by @gabydvj on the political incoherence of the Abundance and MABA movements, which have a difficult time squaring the American people’s love of public lands with ideologies built around privatization

Here are current annual snowpack levels across the west compared to yearly averages. Rough. On yesterday’s show, I covered the Western Governors Association’s comments on ways they are trying to enhance the collective snowpack across the American West to reduce wildfire risk.

When Oklahoma police officers suspected of misconduct move between agencies, the public can’t track them readfrontier.org/stories/when-o…

In a buried report, newly unearthed by @npbowlin, oil regulators pinpointed nearly 600 wells operating illegally, threatening Oklahoma’s drinking water. readfrontier.org/stories/oil-re…

BEIRUT, March 18 (Reuters) - War in Lebanon has wounded or killed the equivalent of one classroom of children daily and robbed the remainder of their sense of normalcy since it began two weeks ago, a top official of the U.N. children's agency said.

Entire building brought down in the middle of Beirut at 05:30 in the morning

While most of #Oklahoma's congressional delegation sent Leadership PAC money to other candidates, two-thirds of Sen. Markwayne Mullin's went to other expenses, including luxury hotel stays, Washington Nationals tix, private jet rentals, golf outings & gear readfrontier.org/stories/markwa…

Years ago, oil regulators took on an ambitious project to catalog all of Oklahoma’s injection wells, which shoot toxic waste generated by oil drilling back into the ground. Despite finding hundreds of rule violations, the state chose not to act. readfrontier.org/stories/oil-re…

Federal rules do not require U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin to shut down his leadership PAC if he is confirmed to lead the Department of Homeland Security. The committee has spent money on flights on private jets, limousine rentals and luxury hotels. readfrontier.org/stories/markwa…

.@npbowlin went searching for the Source of Truth and he was shocked by what he found. Oil Regulators Found Hundreds of Wells Violating Oklahoma Rules. Then They Ignored Their Findings. propublica.org/article/oklaho… w/ @readfrontier

The Frontier wants to talk to service members and their families about access to mental health care at Tinker Air Force Base. readfrontier.org/stories/six-na…

After Brian Bonner died from a treatable illness in Tulsa’s city jail, records reveal a pattern of preventable deaths and ignored warnings. readfrontier.org/stories/they-w…

Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, keeps shooting out of the ground in Oklahoma. Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply. propublica.org/article/oklaho…

In Oklahoma's vast oilfields, many of the tens of thousands of abandoned wells are spewing polluted wastewater, threatening groundwater supplies: “I don’t know if we’re ever going to fix it or not...They don’t want to listen.” propublica.org/article/oklaho… @npbowlin @readfrontier @propublica

Dozens killed as Israeli special forces raid Lebanese village in search of 40-year-old remains bbc.in/4uc3ZMp

Crazy story about the “legacy of imbeciles” in Corpus Christi: dreams of desalination, Saudi petro developments, lavish taxpayer-funded parties in Israel, and a city on the brink of collapse as the water runs out.

💢 “Black rain” and “nuclear winter” effect reported in Tehran after Israeli strikes on oil facilities ▪️ Israeli strikes on oil depots around Tehran have released massive quantities of toxic hydrocarbons, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen oxides. Mixed with rainwater, these chemicals are causing highly acidic precipitation that can cause skin burns and severe lung damage upon contact, according to Iranian authorities. ▪️ Dense plumes of black smoke from the Shahran and other refineries have blotted out the sun, plunging parts of the city into darkness and creating a "nuclear winter" effect, NYT reported. Authorities warned that these noxious fumes cause acute respiratory distress and eye irritation. ▪️ Oil-saturated rainwater has blanketed the city, leaving rooftops, balconies, and streets covered in a thick, murky black liquid and oily soot. This contamination poses a long-term risk of heavy metals like nickel and vanadium leaching into the soil and local water systems. ▪️ Environmental groups warn the pollution threatens migratory birds crossing the Persian Gulf. The "black rain" and smoke plumes can cause internal organ damage and destroy the insulating properties of bird feathers, leading to hypothermia and death. The Iranian Red Crescent Society warned of the dangers of the rain, advising residents to protect themselves and to cover exposed food from oily soot particles. Officials said the rain is highly corrosive and could potentially damage civilian structures. 🎥 Day time in Iran (clip via @tparsi). CNN reports on “oil rain” below.

Scenes from Tehran look apocalyptic. This is a city of 10 million people.

News: Oil Tycoon Harold Hamm called Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt yesterday and expressed interest in the open Senate appointment, per three sources. notus.org/senate/harold-…

A New York Times investigation indicates that it was a US strike on an Iranian school that killed 175 people, mostly children. nytimes.com/2026/03/05/wor…