Judge Gregory Frizzell of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma ruled the proposed consent decree is remedial in nature, narrowly tailored and consistent with Oklahoma law.

Litigants embroiled in a decades-long battle to protect the crown jewel of Oklahoma’s scenic rivers and streams entered 2025 ...

A consent decree binding the state of Oklahoma to more timely and more effective ... approval on Wednesday from Tulsa U.S. District Judge Gregory Frizzell, contingent upon action by the Legislature.

The state agency that has put Oklahoma in this indefensible position has shown minimal improvement at best.” Drummond’s ...