Microplastics: What’s trapping the emerging threat in our streams?
Everyday actions like washing synthetic clothing and driving, which wears down tires, contribute to an accumulation of microplastics in environments from city dust to waterways
Tag: Environment
Arkansas governor orders updated plan to guide water policy, investment
Arkansas environmental officials will spend the next year updating the state’s plan meant to direct policy on a range of water policy issues, from flood management to drinking water quality and farm irrigation
Malvern cattlemen angered over water pollution
An estimated 1,700 head of cattle continue grazing in the affected area, and landowners say they’re stuck with sick cows they can’t send to market.
NO SECOND THOUGHTS: Paradise
Any time you turn on a faucet in Malvern, Arkadelphia, Camden or many towns downstream, you’re using water from the nation’s 25th-longest river.
Entergy, feds sign MOU to work toward 24/7 carbon-free electricity
Under the MOU, Entergy Arkansas will allow its public and private sector customers to use regionally-sourced nuclear and renewables, including solar, hydro, or wind.
States are vying for money to start ‘hydrogen hubs’
Across the country, states are inking agreements with neighbors or striking out on their own to pursue billions in federal funding to set up “hydrogen hubs,” clustered centers for production, storage and use of the gas that many see as a crucial piece of the puzzle for decarbonizing the U.S. economy.
Arkansas opens EV charging station rebate program early to meet high demand
Arkansas’ environmental regulators this week made a new round of rebates available early for community electric vehicle charging stations thanks to surging interest in expanding the state’s EV infrastructure.