Federal funds coming to Little Rock will cover the costs of new electric school buses.
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3 Arkansas metro areas win record-breaking $100 million EPA grant for climate projects
The money will support projects aimed at reducing carbon emissions.
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Nearly $5 million in federal funds slated to protect Arkansas wetlands and forests
It’s Earth Day, which means it’s a great time to celebrate the approximately $5 million in the pipeline from Washington, D.C., to protect and restore over 22,000 acres of wetlands and forests in Arkansas.
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USDA’s new plant hardiness maps ‘won’t change much’ for Arkansas growers, UA professor says
Scientists caution that the change in the USDA maps may be driven as much by data collection methods as it is by a warming climate.
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Former gov and first dad Mike Huckabee churns out new right-wing kids’ book on climate
The new book on climate change takes a don’t-worry-be-happy approach, spreading the good news that abundant oil reserves lurk under our feet and the Earth’s temps have always jumped around a lot, anyway.
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What’s driving up Arkansas school insurance costs? Probably climate change
In general, the more damage caused by floods, fires, storms and other disasters, the more insurance claims are filed.
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These Southern temperatures are no joke, Arkansas journalist notes in The Atlantic
Olivia Paschal, a Northwest Arkansas native who’s wickedly talented with words, says southern summers may never be the same again.
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Calling the roll in the U.S. Senate on birth control, climate, taxes, veterans and lower drug costs
Arkansas Republicans, with a single exception on a roster of issues, failed Arkansas voters again on drug prices, birth control, climate change and veterans.
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Battling climate disruption
To tackle the global problem, we must prioritize it locally.
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‘Everything is fine’: Climate change opera ‘Sun and Sea’ brings 25 tons of sand to the Momentary this week
At the Momentary this week: an inventively staged cyclical opera about climate change and modern-day malaise.