The Press

The Press

As a general rule the press has been reporting about the Bokoshe problems fairly. However, there has been some misconceptions and false information reported.

Download the article in the March Issue of The Current ( PDF format)

Download the article by written by Susan Hylton of Tulsa World on March 28, 2009 about the Bokoshe Town Hall Meeting (PDF format)

Read the article in the Poteau Daily News by Laura Young about the Town meeting between AES, Thumbs Up Ranch and the Bokoshe Residents

Download the article from the Poteau Daily News by Laura Young about the Town meeting between AES, Thumbs Up Ranch and the Bokoshe Residents (JPG Format) See video of the actual meeting below.

Download the article written by Susan Hylton of Tulsa World on April 19, 2009 about Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality - Air Quality Meeting (PDF format)

Download the article written by Susan Hylton of Tulsa World on December 23,2009 about the EPA moving against the MMHF, LLC disposal site (PDF Format)

Download the article written by Susan Hylton of Tulsa World on Febuary 28, 2010 about Bokoshe resident please for tougher fly ash rules. (PDF Format)

Download the article written by Susan Hylton of Tulsa World on March 5, 2010 about the state agency asked to shut down fly ash disposal site (PDF Format)

Download the article written by Susan Hylton of Tulsa World on March 6, 2010 about the Oklahoma Corporation Commission asking a judge suspend, clarify or vacate the existing permits issued to Making Money Having Fun for its Thumbs Up Ranch after the EPA issued a cessation order against the company in December after inspectors found Buck Creek to be contaminated with large amounts of salts.

Ohio Citizen Action report on March 25, 2010 - Oklahoma residents invite Cass Sunstein, an administrator with the U.S. Office of Budget and Management to visit community plagued by coal ash. Download PDF

Channel 40/29 news coverage March 30, 2010 by Tiffany Stewart -
See the story at 4029tv.com

Download the article from the Poteau Daily News on March 30, 2010 about Coal ash victims invite 'czar' to visit Bokoshe (PDF Format)

Download BE Cause press release March 30, 2010.

Download the article written by Susan Hylton of Tusla World on April 29, 2010 about the EPA cites fly ash dump again for water pollution. It's the second order in four months for the site's operator.

Read about an Okie No Coal Hero Recognized by Bruce Nilles, National Coal Campaign Director for the Sierra Club - Download PDF

Read NewsOK article by Michael Baker - In Bokoshe, ash stirs health debate, Download PDF
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Read NewsOK article by Michael Baker - EPA has two proposals to deal with coal ash disposal Download PDF.

Read the WatchDog blog post by Michael Baker - EPA’s Secret Briefings. Download PDF.

Oklahoma Town Fights Coal Ash by Bruce Nilles. Download PDF.

Bokoshe, OK and the True Cost of Electricity by Gene Perry - Voice of Oklahoma. Download PDF.

Bokoshe: The Toxic Truth by Nikki Anneler - Oklahoma Loves Green
Download PDF.

The Dirty Dealings of “King Coal” by Bridget Wood - The Current Download PDF.

EPA considers tougher rules against fly ash by Susan Hylton of Tulsa World. Download PDF.

Bokoshe residents critical of state agencies at EPA Hearing by Susan Hylton of Tulsa World. Download PDF.

Oklahoma residents weigh in on toxic fly ash at EPA hearing in Dallas by Susan Hylton of Tulsa World. Download PDF.

Oklahoma Town Fights Coal Ash - Sierra Club Compass Pointing The Way

Letters To The Editor by Bokoshe Children

Local Community Speaks Out About Coal Disposal Site - Jo Ellison, Channel 40/29 Northwest Arkansas & River Valley

Residents of Bokoshe are pleading with a coal ash disposal plant to stop production, saying the ash is causing health problems including cancer - Jo Ellison, Channel 40/29 Northwest Arkansas & River Valley

Tiny Town of Bokoshe Fights Energy Giant AES - Jared Broyles, Channel 5 Northwest Arkansas & River Valley

OK town fights potentially toxic dump - Sara Goldenberg, Channel 2 Tulsa

AES Shady Point Defends Coal Plant - Jo Ellison, Channel 40/29 Northwest Arkansas & River Valley

Bokoshe Students Say Coal-Burning Plant Causing Cancer - LA Times (Jared Broyles - Channel 5 News)

AES Comes Out Swinging In Response To Bokoshe Residents " - We feel like it's a hot spot for cancer and respiratory ailments,” resident Tim Tanksley told 5NEWS. But AES spokesman Lundy Kiger told members of the media Wednesday that he's 100% convinced that fly ash is not hazardous to human health.
LA Times, Jared Broyles - Channel 5 News

Oklahoma Power Plant To Address Fly Ash Concerns - Jennifer Loren, Oklahoma Impact Team, Channel 6 Tulsa

Power Plant Company Calls Allegations Over Oklahoma Fly Ash Site 'Unsupported' - Jennifer Loren, Oklahoma Impact Team, Channel 6 Tulsa

Oklahoma Senator Inhofe, Congressman Boren Take Up Fly Ash Fight - Jennifer Loren, Oklahoma Impact Team, Channel 6 Tulsa

Watch the video below for the true facts about the Town meeting
AES, Thumbs Up Ranch and the Bokoshe Residents.

Radiation levels rising.

Slow death is in the air.

Every thing’s mutating but nobody seems to care.

Now our children have to live with the changes that we make.

The whole earth has suffered from the chances that we take.

We say that’s the price of progress and we have no other choice.