Green Design Strategies Identified in Four OKC Neighborhoods

Jan 16, 2018 | Environment

City of OKC Office of Sustainability Ryan Baker, Associate Planner, City of Oklahoma City Office of Sustainability, recently made a presentation to ACOG’s Areawide Planning and Technical Advisory Committee. The presentation highlighted sustainable design...

EPA Grant: Local Foods, Local Places 2017-2018 Application

Oct 5, 2017 | BLOG, Community, Environment

Background Local Foods, Local Places helps communities create more livable neighborhoods by promoting local foods. The program has been supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Centers for Disease Control and...

EPA Seeks to Enhance Transparency in Hydraulic Fracturing

May 28, 2014 | Water

The EPA has issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking concerning fracking operations in the oil and gas industry. In what is likely to be a highly scrutinized process, the Environmental Protection Agency is taking the first steps toward regulations that could...

ACOG Launches Air Quality Awareness Grants

May 9, 2014 | Air Quality, Bicycle & Pedestrian, Transportation

Monday, April 28th through Friday, May 2nd was Air Quality Awareness Week, five days of air quality public education and awareness that served to kick-off the prime months of ground-level ozone pollution in Central Oklahoma. It was during that week the Association of...

ACOG Releases Transportation Projects Funding Report

Mar 11, 2014 | Air Quality, Bicycle & Pedestrian, Regional News, Transit, Transportation

A report reflecting federally funded projects in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area during federal fiscal year 2013 (Oct. 1, 2012 – Sept. 30, 2013) was recently completed by ACOG. Highway and transit projects were funded and implemented in the region using federal...