A little over a year ago, the Oklahoma Gazette recognized the need for steady environmental coverage, so it assigned one of its staff writers this area as a regular beat. It is believed that it may be the only Oklahoma newspaper with a reporter dedicated to covering all aspects of environmental issues.

Its readers have been the beneficiaries of informed and balanced coverage on a diverse range of topics from the use of native plants and beautification and recycling projects to wind power, the proposed transportation of nuclear waste through Oklahoma, and global warming.

Shauna Struby, staff writer, accepted for the Gazette