Environmental Protection Agency
Arkansas Trucking Industry Cheers Rollback of California Emissions Rules
Arkansas Trucking Association President Shannon Newton said the trucking industry is supportive of lower emissions and protecting the environment, but only in ways that also make sense for the industry’s economics. read more >
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Entegrity Powers Fort Smith Housing with Solar Amid Net-Metering Policy Shift
As Arkansas' solar era shifts, Entegrity powers homes in Fort Smith with a nearly 1-megawatt array, cutting energy costs for elderly and disabled residents in affordable housing. read more >
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Strict New EPA Rules Would Force Coal-Fired Power Plants to Capture Emissions or Shut Down
WASHINGTON (AP) — Coal-fired power plants would be forced to capture smokestack emissions or shut down under a rule issued Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency. New limits on greenhouse […] read more >
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US Targets Oil and Natural Gas Industry With New Rule on Methane Emissions
The U.S. rule on methane emissions is part of a broader effort by the Biden administration that includes financial incentives to buy electric vehicles and upgrade infrastructure — spending that Harris said will total roughly $1 trillion over 10 years. read more >
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Federal Appeals Court Stays EPA’s Rejection of Arkansas’ Ozone Plan
A 2015 EPA rule blocks states from adding to ozone pollution outside their boundaries. Last year the agency announced its plan to limit downwind pollution from power plants. read more >
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Trucking Sector Balks At Emissions Timeline
The EPA’s Phase 3 proposal called for standards that would result in 35% of short-haul tractors and 25% of long-haul tractors being electric by 2032. read more >
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Difficulty Measuring Methane Slows Plan to Slash Emissions
While scientists count it as progress that energy companies will eventually have to accurately measure emissions of the destructive gas, it seems doubtful that this can be achieved within a year, after which the government could fine companies for emitting too much methane. read more >
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EPA Moves to Toughen Standards for Deadly Soot Pollution
The agency says reducing soot from tailpipes, smokestacks and wildfires could prevent thousands of premature deaths a year. read more >
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US Fuel Economy Flat, Emissions Down Slightly
In the 2021 model year, cars and station wagons, the most efficient vehicles, fell to 26% of U.S. new vehicle production. read more >
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US Rule Would Limit Methane Leaks From Public Lands Drilling
The proposal by Interior's Bureau of Land Management would tighten limits on gas flaring on federal land and require energy companies to better detect methane leaks that add to planet-warming greenhouse gas pollution. read more >
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Biden Tightens Methane Emissions Rule Amid Push for More Oil
The new methane rule will help ensure that the United States meets a goal set by more than 100 nations to cut methane emissions by 30% by 2030 from 2020 levels, Biden said. read more >
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Government Awarding $1B to Schools for Electric Buses
The Biden administration is making the grants available as part of a wider effort to accelerate the transition to zero-emission vehicles and reduce air pollution near schools and communities. read more >
by Associated Press -
Arkansas Gets $5M for High-Priority Cleanup of Wells
The money is part of a larger federal initiative to deal with thousands of abandoned oil and gas wells across the nation. read more >
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2 Bills Would Make Grants, Gather Data on Recycling
One of the bills is focused on data collection and could help communities avoid missing out on an economic development project. read more >
EPA Honors Entergy Arkansas’ Power Efficiency Programs
The EPA honors Entergy Arkansas, the state's largest electric utility, for its promotion of energy efficiency among its 700,000 Arkansas customers. read more >
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Trump Plan Scales Back Obama’s Coal Emissions Standards
The Trump administration on Tuesday came out with new rules scaling back Obama-era constraints on coal-fired power plants, striking at one of the former administration's legacy programs to rein in climate-changing fossil-fuel emissions. read more >
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UA Professor, Startup Work to Cleanse the World’s Water
Life comes down to water, and Lauren Greenlee is working on a project she hopes will one day make the world’s water supply much cleaner. read more >
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PSC Chairman Criticizes Plan to Prop Up Coal
The state’s top utility regulator expressed deep doubts Tuesday about Energy Secretary Rick Perry’s proposed rule to fortify the national electric grid’s “resilience” by providing cost recovery for coal and nuclear power plants. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Trump Administration To Terminate Obama’s Climate Plan
The head of the Environmental Protection Agency said Monday that he will sign a new rule overriding the Clean Power Plan, an Obama-era effort to limit carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants. read more >
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EPA’s Move to Ban Insecticide Belt Could Have Major Impact for Arkansas Growers
The Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday that it was seeking to cancel registration for a key insecticide used to combat crop-hungry pests such as fall armyworm and corn earworm. read more >
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