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      <title><![CDATA[ ODEQ Asks OPA for More Support Behind Revised Emissions Estimates ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ On October 7, the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality sent a request for information to Oklahoma Primary Aluminum as part of its review of the proposed Inola smelter's air permit.

The lett… ]]></description>
      <link>https://grassrootscoalition.us/news/odeq-asks-opa-for-more-support-behind-revised-emissions-estimates/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:50:37 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Fluoride pollution and Century aluminum ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ Four Samples, Bigger Questions: Why the Sebree Forage Results Matter for Inola
Four forage samples collected around Century Aluminum’s Sebree, Kentucky, smelter raise questions that deserve answers b… ]]></description>
      <link>https://grassrootscoalition.us/news/fluoride-pollution-and-century-aluminum/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:23:15 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Cyanide and Aluminum Smelter Emissions ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ Cyanide is not the same as the main air emissions typically associated with primary aluminum smelting. Smelters may release fluoride compounds, fine particles, sulfur dioxide, and certain hazardous o… ]]></description>
      <link>https://grassrootscoalition.us/news/cyanide-and-aluminum-smelter-emissions/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:34:14 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Understanding Aluminum Smelter Emissions ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ Aluminum smelting can release several types of air pollutants. The amount that reaches nearby homes, farms, and ecosystems depends on the plant’s design, emission controls, operating practices, weath… ]]></description>
      <link>https://grassrootscoalition.us/news/understanding-aluminum-smelter-emissions/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:16:13 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Who Paid to Build the Port of Inola? ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ Following the land, grants, infrastructure and investment behind the industrial site
Tulsa Ports recently put a large number on the development of the Port of Inola.

After its Board authorized lega… ]]></description>
      <link>https://grassrootscoalition.us/news/who-paid-to-build-the-port-of-inola/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 11:59:13 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Fact-Checking James Mazzei’s Claims About the Inola Smelter ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ Several claims made in a recent YouTube discussion conflict with the project developers’ own statements, environmental records and public funding documents.

James Mazzei, father of Oklahoma guberna… ]]></description>
      <link>https://grassrootscoalition.us/news/fact-checking-james-mazzeis-claims-about-the-inola-smelter/</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 16:40:23 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Tax Increment Financing for the smelter ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ Where Does the Inola TIF Money Go?
Three tax increment financing, or TIF, districts surround the proposed Inola aluminum smelter.

Together, they are projected to generate as much as $545 million.
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      <link>https://grassrootscoalition.us/news/tax-increment-financing-for-the-smelter/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:59:15 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ PSO's Power deal with the smelter ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ WHEN POWER DEALS STOP WORKING: WHAT AUSTRALIA’S SUPPORT PACKAGES COULD TEACH OKLAHOMA  Part four of a four part series
Oklahoma's $255 million LEAD power offset is designed to help Oklahoma Primary A… ]]></description>
      <link>https://grassrootscoalition.us/news/psos-power-deal-with-the-smelter-3/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:59:17 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ PSO's power deal with the smelter ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ WHAT HAPPENS WHEN OKLAHOMA’S $255 MILLION LEAD POWER OFFSET RUNS OUT? Part three of a four part series

Oklahoma Primary Aluminum says neither the project, EGA nor Century Aluminum will “directly rec… ]]></description>
      <link>https://grassrootscoalition.us/news/psos-power-deal-with-the-smelter-2/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 12:59:17 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ PSO's Power deal with the smelter ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ ALUMINUM PRICES FALL, WHO PAYS? 

Part two of a four part Series

The power agreement for Oklahoma Primary Aluminum’s proposed Inola smelter raises a question that goes beyond the price of electrici… ]]></description>
      <link>https://grassrootscoalition.us/news/psos-power-deal-with-the-smelter-1/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 12:59:16 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ AG Candidate, Nick Coffey, Answers Important Questions About Smelter ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ During Nick Coffey’s visit to Inola on Saturday the 26th of September, which lasted for almost two hours, we learned about his background, his experience as a federal prosecutor working on complex dr… ]]></description>
      <link>https://grassrootscoalition.us/news/ag-candidate-nick-coffey-answers-important-questions-about-smelter/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 16:01:20 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ MAZZEI INTERVIEW DISMISSES SMELTER POLLUTION CONCERNS ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ SAYS PEOPLE IN POTEAU WANT PROJECT MOVED THERE
A recent interview with Jim Mazzei, found on youtube at https://youtu.be/fIyrDJznHOI,  father of Republican gubernatorial nominee Mike Mazzei, produce… ]]></description>
      <link>https://grassrootscoalition.us/news/mazzei-interview-dismisses-smelter-pollution-concerns/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:53:18 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ OPA's Economic Impact report. ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ Who Modeled What We Might Lose?
OPA released a new economic impact report this week. It still leaves one question.
They modeled what the smelter might add to Oklahoma’s economy. Who’s modeling what … ]]></description>
      <link>https://grassrootscoalition.us/news/opas-economic-impact-report-1/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:59:12 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ PSO's Power deal with the Smelter ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ WHAT KIND OF POWER DEAL IS PSO NEGOTIATING WITH OKLAHOMA pRIMARY ALUMINUM?   

Part One of a Four part series


For an aluminum smelter, electricity is not just another utility bill. It is one of the… ]]></description>
      <link>https://grassrootscoalition.us/news/psos-power-deal-with-the-smelter/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:59:12 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Inola Deserves Answers Before Industry Moves Forward ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ Dr. Charles L. Marshall’s Inola Community Environmental Awareness Training offered residents something every community facing large-scale industrial development deserves: a clear look at the possible… ]]></description>
      <link>https://grassrootscoalition.us/news/inola-deserves-answers-before-industry-moves-forward/</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 21:08:48 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ The Public Deserves to Know Before the Port Authority Acts ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ New lawsuit seeks answers on Tulsa Port authority actions


By Ann Oakley


The records filed in Alexander Miller v. City of Tulsa-Rogers County Port Authority, Case No. CV-2026-185, raise a basic qu… ]]></description>
      <link>https://grassrootscoalition.us/news/the-public-deserves-to-know-before-the-port-authority-acts/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 15:21:12 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ AG Drummond stops venue change ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ State Attorney General Drummond is working hard to stop the smelter.  On September 3rd, his lawsuit was returned from US district court to Rogers county court, it's proper venue.  

Drummond said, “T… ]]></description>
      <link>https://grassrootscoalition.us/news/ag-drummond-stops-venue-change/</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 19:11:06 GMT</pubDate>
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