Joe Wertz
Joe was a founding reporter for StateImpact Oklahoma (2011-2019) covering the intersection of economic policy, energy and environment, and the residents of the state. He previously served as Managing Editor of Urban Tulsa Weekly, as the Arts & Entertainment Editor at Oklahoma Gazette and worked as a Staff Writer for The Oklahoman. Joe was a weekly arts and entertainment correspondent for KGOU from 2007-2010. He grew up in Bartlesville, Okla. and studied journalism at the University of Central Oklahoma.
Content
- Federal agencies are struggling to hire and retain firefighters
- Tough Talk As Oklahoma's Wind Industry Becomes A Political Target
- EPA Critic To Get Sharp Questions On Industry Ties As He Vies To Run Agency
- Gas Taxes May Go Up Around The Country As States Seek To Plug Budget Holes
- Environmentalists Brace For Scott Pruitt To Take Over EPA
- Earthquake Strikes Oklahoma Near Major Oil Hub
- In Oklahoma, A National Park That Got Demoted
- Indicted Ex-Oil CEO Aubrey McClendon Dies In Car Crash