Environmental

Bill Jones, CEO of Sissy’s Log Cabin and Arkansas Game and Fish commissioner, has been named to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s National Environmental Education Advisory Council. The council advises the EPA on environmental education activities, programs and policies under the …

Southern Bancorp opened a new solar energy project on July 17 in Marianna, in partnership with Entegrity of Little Rock. The project includes a 1.5 MW-DC solar array with a 1.13 MW-AC capacity and is expected to produce approximately 2.5 …

Construction is officially underway on what developers say will become the largest solar energy project in the United States. Cypress Creek Energy and Google joined local leaders, project partners and elected officials to celebrate the groundbreaking of the first two …

Russellville water utility City Corporation has won the People’s Choice Award for Best Tasting Water in the nation for a second time. The utility was recognized recently at the 2026 American Waterworks Association National Conference and Exposition in Washington, D.C. …

Hybar LLC is doubling down on its investment in Arkansas with a $1.1 billion expansion that will significantly increase steel rebar production at its Osceola facility. The company recently announced it has secured $1.1 billion to expand its technologically advanced, …

The Arkansas catfish industry is getting a boost. The Arkansas Catfish Promotion Board recently approved more than $80,000 in funding for research and promotion projects set to support growth and market development in the sector. “As the birthplace of U.S. …

Cypress Creek Energy has announced that it has secured $3.5 billion in financing to go toward the Steel River Energy Center in Mississippi County, one of the nation’s largest solar power and battery-storage facilities. When completed, the project will add …

The Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission (NWARPC), in partnership with Central Arkansas’ Metroplan and the City of Fort Smith, recently announced the Arkansas Tri-Region E-Bike Incentive Program. The voucher initiative is expected to help more than 5,800 residents across the …

Actor Kevin Costner visited Hot Springs on Friday, June 12, to testify in support of the Great American Outdoors Act 250 during a field hearing at The Arlington Resort Hotel & Spa. “I’m here today to urge Congress to reauthorize …

SGS, considered one of the world’s top testing and inspection companies, has opened a laboratory in Bentonville, the French firm announced. The Bentonville lab, located at 2310 S.W. 14th St., delivers testing services for bicycles, e-bikes, micromobility devices and transit …