Anti-litter campaign seeks to make Natural State more natural
Drivers on Arkansas’ roadways are passing the word “Natural?” written with five-foot-tall metal letters and wire mesh and crammed with something very unnatural – manmade litter
Category: Environment
New project ‘floats’ idea of solar panels on irrigation reservoirs
Electricity and water don’t usually mix, but technological advancements in floating solar arrays open the potential to generate electricity while decreasing impacts on farm irrigation reservoirs and agricultural land
Arkansas Department of Agriculture hosts 6th annual Free Tree Fridays in recognition of Arbor Day
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture is celebrating Arbor Day by launching its sixth annual “Free Tree Fridays” campaign, a statewide effort to encourage tree planting
Entergy Arkansas announces Ironwood power plant vendor fair for Arkansas contractors
Ironwood is planned to replace the existing Lake Catherine Unit 4 facility located in Hot Spring County
Anti-litter displays going up on Arkansas highways
The displays will rotate to new locations around the state
Arkansas Advocate: Attorney general again declines to certify ballot measure aimed at protecting Arkansas’ environment
The attorney general rejected for a second time a proposed constitutional amendment to grant Arkansans the right to a clean and healthy environment
Arkansas Advocate: State’s electric utilities score poorly in Sierra Club report
Three Arkansas electric utilities were graded in the Sierra Club’s fifth annual “Dirty Truth” report — Entergy Arkansas, SWEPCO and Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp