Colton Richardson

Personal Injury Lawyer

[Jake Merrick @JakeMerrick4Gov]

I’ve taken some time to dig into the aluminum plant in Inola. The more I learn, the more concerns I have.

Our state is an ag state and we seem to forget that. Land, water and clear skies are our greatest asset. That’s why we must speak up loudly about the proposed primary aluminum smelter at the Tulsa Port of Inola.

This wouldn’t be just another factory. It’s a massive industrial smelter. This would be the first new primary one in America in nearly 50 years – backed by Emirates Global Aluminium (a foreign state-linked company) and Century Aluminum.

They’re promising jobs and economic growth, and we all want Oklahoma to thrive. But real conservatism means protecting what we already have: our air, our water, our farmland, and our kids’ health. Not trading them away with corporate welfare and vague, inflated promises.

Here are the concerns every taxpayer and property owner should weigh:

• Toxic Emissions on Our Backyard: The draft air permit allows hundreds of tons per year of hydrogen fluoride and other pollutants. That’s poison for lungs, crops, and livestock. Ranchers know what fluoride does to cattle – bone and tooth damage. Families worry about asthma and long-term health in a rural area that was never zoned for heavy industry.

• Threat to Our Ag Heritage: Inola is in the heart of Oklahoma ranch and farm country. We can’t afford to risk our producers with fallout that hurts grazing land or contaminates wells.

• Taxpayer Subsidies and Cronyism: Massive tax breaks, power discounts, and a big federal grant. We’re told it’s for “national security” and reshoring. But why are Oklahoma taxpayers footing the bill for a foreign-majority-owned project when Century Aluminum has a documented history of permit violations and emissions issues at their other plants?

• Local Control vs. Top-Down Deals: This is being fast-tracked with limited transparency for the people who actually live here. Conservatives believe decisions this big should prioritize Oklahoma families and landowners, not foreign corporations.

We support real economic development – manufacturing, energy, and good-paying jobs that don’t destroy the Oklahoma way of life. But we shouldn’t roll the dice with our environment and health while handing out incentives like candy.

Better alternatives exist: attract downstream fabrication plants that use recycled aluminum (far cleaner), or focus on industries that truly fit our strengths without the heavy pollution footprint of primary smelting.

If you’re in Rogers County or anywhere downstream, your voice matters. Show up at the DEQ public meetings. Contact your legislators. Demand stricter emissions limits, full accountability, and real protections for our farms, ranches, and neighborhoods.

Oklahoma first means conserving what makes our state great – not sacrificing it. Let’s get this right.
What do you think? Share your concerns below.

[Aristocles @Leo15110]

The trash in this country will always increase. No matter what. Amazing investment

[Colton Richardson @coltonlr]

@DrCamRx maximus

[Colton Richardson @coltonlr]

@cleanwithmike Notion

[Steven Crowder @scrowder]

SNAP costs taxpayers $145 billion a year.

Recipients spend TWICE what the average worker does on groceries.

That’s not “helping the poor.” It’s rewarding people who abuse the system.

[Colton Richardson @coltonlr]

That time has come...

Answering random questions from clients about strategies that AI told them about, and explaining how these AI strategies will not work and are not real.

[Trad West @trad_west_]

Fox news report a Christian revival happening across the United States.

Bible sales: + 41.6%
Spiritual app downloads: + 79.5%
Christian music streams: + 50%

Christ is King!

[Colton Richardson @coltonlr]

One thing I’ve learned as a lawyer:

Ask the blunt, awkward questions.

Most people avoid them to keep the peace.

But those questions uncover the truth—
and the truth gets results.

[Joel Berry @JoelWBerry]

Charlie Kirk was one of the most prolific evangelists of the past several decades. He preached the gospel more than most American pastors do. He was martyred for his faith, and he’s being honored more by Bass Pro Shops and the New York Jets than many of our own churches.

The American church needs to wake up.

[Colton Richardson @coltonlr]

Talent is God-given: be humble. Fame is man-made: be thankful. Conceit is self-given: be careful. - John Wooden

[Craig Groeschel @craiggroeschel]

Heartbroken over Vegas. Longing for the day when God wipes away every tear and there is no more death.

[SportsCenter @SportsCenter]

NBA commish Adam Silver said Thursday he expects players to stand for the national anthem, which is a league rule. https://t.co/9WGOaLiCQW

[Steve Bullard @stevebullard]

If I was in charge of stadium music at an NFL venue, and an opposing player was running for a score, I’d just blare the anthem.

[Colton Richardson @coltonlr]

@HipsterKnudsen @realDonaldTrump I don't know what he will do, but I lost respect for KD

[Riley Kennimer @RileyKennimer_]

“I don’t care that they got Melo and PG, bro you can’t go back”

[Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump]

Going to the White House is considered a great honor for a championship team.Stephen Curry is hesitating,therefore invitation is withdrawn!