- Trump-backed plan for a $4 billion aluminum smelter in rural Oklahoma has become a major flashpoint in the GOP governor runoff.
- Locals and the attorney general worry about pollution and threats to farmland—Inola, the “Hay Capital of the World,” even imposed a permit moratorium.
- Supporters point to jobs, national-security benefits and a $500 million DOE grant, while opponents call it political overreach and an environmental risk.
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