Logan Layden

Logan Layden
Logan Layden is a reporter and managing editor for StateImpact Oklahoma. He is a native of McAlester, Oklahoma and graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 2009. Logan spent three years as a state capitol reporter and local host of All Things Considered for NPR member station KGOU in Norman and six years as a reporter with StateImpact from 2011 to 2017. Most recently, he was news director for McAlester Radio before returning to public radio in 2020.

Latest by Logan Layden


Norman Lawmakers Push Wastewater Reuse in Search for Long-term Water Fix

Cities like Wichita Falls, Texas, and San Diego, California have already embraced the idea.

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Officals: Streams Removed from Impaired Waters List Because of Better Farming

Nine streams and creeks are coming off the federal government’s list of impaired waters.

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City of Duncan Water Rationing Unchanged as Waurika Lake Withers

The lake is the main source of water for Duncan, which is already rationing.

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Chickasha Sells Water to Oil Driller to Help Pay For Water Infrastructure Needs

Chickasha needs about $8 million to replace its water treatment plant alone, a project expected to take a decade to complete.

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Drought and Passive Landowners Add Fuel to Oklahoma’s Burning Red Cedar Problem

Red cedars used to be kept in check by natural fires and Native Americans doing controlled burns across large swaths of land.

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Drought-fueled Wildfires Prompt State of Emergency, Burn Ban for 36 Counties

Above average heat, strong winds, and the ongoing drought have led to several wildfires in western and central Oklahoma this week.

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Norman Moving Quickly to Hike Rates for Drillers Using Drinking Water

All the details will have to be worked out before the full city council takes the issue up.

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This Year’s Wheat Crop Could Be the Worst In Oklahoma’s History

Parts of southwest Oklahoma are in their fourth year of drought.

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Supreme Court Rules on Coal Pollution, Dealing Blow to AG Pruitt and OG&E

In a 6-2 decision, the court on Tuesday revived the EPA’s cross-state pollution rule.

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