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Mel Coleman, CEO of North Arkansas Electric Cooperative
Energy

A Co-op Leader Sees Problems Down Line

High fuel costs, government regulation and shutdowns of fossil-fuel generation plants are strangling the electric cooperatives’ ability to supply affordable and dependable power to 1.2 million cooperative members in Arkansas. read more >
Construction / Energy / Government & Politics

Don’t Expect Oil and Gas to Drill Us Out of Crunch

Energy prices are up, but don’t count on comeback for fossil fuels. read more >
Entergy’s White Bluff coal plant in Redfield (Jefferson County) is the 42nd highest polluting power plant in the country, according to a study. 
Government & Politics / Legal

U.S. Judge Clears Entergy Plan to Shutter Coal Plants in Redfield, Newark

A federal judge in Little Rock on Thursday cleared the way for Entergy Arkansas, the state’s largest electric utility, to close coal-fired power plants in Jefferson and Independence counties. read more >
Leslie Rutledge
Energy / Government & Politics / Legal

Attorney General Leslie Rutledge Criticizes Deal to Idle Entergy Coal Plants

Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge cast doubt Thursday on a pending legal settlement that would guarantee the shutdown of Entergy Arkansas' two coal-fired electricity generation plants over the next dozen years. read more >