Residents in Central Arkansas can expect thousands of trees to be planted, an expansion of electric vehicle charging stations and improved energy efficiency in commercial and public buildings in the coming years.
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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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EPA awards $94 million to Arkansas solar projects in disadvantaged communities
Hope Enterprise Corporation was awarded $93,670,000 for solar projects in Arkansas.
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Arkansas sheriff posts Facebook ad offering illegally modified truck
Sharp County Sheriff Shane Russell described the truck as “deleted and tuned” in a Facebook ad, meaning its emissions control system has been removed or modified.
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Pollution from the Anthony Timberlands Malvern mill: Can it be fixed?
A polluting sawmill in Malvern pits jobs versus the environment.
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Lawsuit filed to force EPA to enforce Clean Air Act in states including Arkansas
Lawsuit seeks to make EPA enforce Clean Air Act in Arkansas and other states.
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Leslie Rutledge a loser in Trump fight to protect polluting power plants
A win for the environment; a loss for Attorney General Leslie Rutledge.
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Your tax dollars at work: Toilet tips
The EPA issues toilet flushing instructions.
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Sierra Club rips EPA rollback of coal waste disposal rule
Glen Hooks, Arkansas director of the Sierra Club, has blasted the Trump administration from retreating from a rule aimed at keeping coal waste from electric power plants out of water supplies.
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EPA approves dirtier air for Arkansas
Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency today issued a weakened clean-air plan for Arkansas, promptly criticized by the Sierra Club which has worked for years to reduce haze over the state’s scenic areas.