AR: Environmental Justice
Solutions for Climate Change in Arkansas? Join the Discussion
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Arkansas is seeing the effects of climate change, from extreme weather events to less water in aquifers used by farms due to …
Public Interest Groups Sue EPA for Reapproving Controversial Herbicide
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Public-interest groups are suing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over the agency's re-approval of products containing …
Critics Call Out EPA's Inaction on Fracking-Induced Methane Leaks
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Environmental groups, along with attorneys general of several states, have filed a motion in federal court to force the …
EPA Won't Tighten Air Standards; Experts Warn of Health Issues
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- The Environmental Protection Agency says it plans to leave current limits on air pollution unchanged, but critics say the …
Push to Get EPA to Close Oil and Gas Waste Loophole
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The EPA has largely failed to regulate waste from oil and gas drilling, even though the agency admitted the hazardous …
Crude Oil Tank Car Safety Goes to Court
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Oil is being shipped across the country in train cars that even the government says are unsafe, and two environmental groups are …
Report Claims Pests Proliferate Due to Climate Change
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Climate change is connected to all kinds of creepy-crawly critters, with a new National Wildlife Federation report detailing how …
ADEQ: Should Big New Hog Feeders Be Banned Near Buffalo River?
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality is seeking public comment on a permanent prohibition on new, confined hog-…
Military Planners Push Back against House Climate Vote
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Advisers to the armed forces are objecting to a vote by the U.S. House of Representatives to stop the military from planning for …
Raising the Profile of the Buffalo River to Protect It
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Faced with possible contamination from a huge confined hog feeding operation, fans of the Buffalo River are bringing …
Digging for the Truth: Groups Say Mining Ad is "Full of Lies"
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - An advertisement you may hear on the radio this week is being criticized as dishonest. The National Mining Association is paying …
Report: 8,000 AR Kids Attend Schools Near Chemical Facility
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Thousands of Arkansas school kids spend several hours each weekday in the shadow of a potentially dangerous chemical facility…