⚡Preliminary Permit Application for Maynard Hydroelectric Project
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has accepted a preliminary permit application from Maynard Hydroelectric, LLC, to explore the feasibility of a hydropower project at the Colonel Charles D. Maynard Lock and Dam on the Arkansas River. The application invites public comments and proposes a project with significant energy generation potential.
Learn More🌪️FEMA Declares Major Disaster in Arkansas with Assistance Programs
This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Arkansas (FEMA-4873-DR), dated May 21, 2025, and related determinations.
Learn More🌧️Amendment to Arkansas Emergency Declaration for Federal Funding
This notice amends the notice of an emergency declaration for the State of Arkansas (FEMA-3627-EM), dated April 5, 2025, and related determinations.
Learn More🌪️Amendment to Major Disaster Declaration for Arkansas Business Aid
This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Arkansas (FEMA-4873-DR), dated May 21, 2025, and related determinations.
Learn More🌪️Major Disaster Declaration in Arkansas
This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Arkansas (FEMA-4865-DR), dated May 8, 2025, and related determinations.
Learn More🌫️EPA Proposes Approval of Arkansas Regional Haze SIP for Visibility
Pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Arkansas through the Division of Environmental Quality (DEQ) on August 8, 2022, and clarified by DEQ on July 29, 2025, as satisfying the requirements of the Act and the EPA's Regional Haze Rule (RHR) for visibility protection in mandatory Class I Federal areas (Class I areas) for the program's second implementation period. Arkansas' SIP submission addresses the requirement that states must revise their long-term strategies for making reasonable progress to prevent any future and remedy any existing man-made visibility impairment in the Class I areas. The EPA is taking this action pursuant to sections 110 and 169A of the CAA.
Learn More🌬️Proposed Revisions to Arkansas Air Quality Implementation Plan
Pursuant to the Federal Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve revisions to the Arkansas State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted to the EPA on February 4, 2025. The revisions address the codification of the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission (APC & EC) Rule 19 and Regulations 9, 26, and 31 into the Code of Arkansas Rules (CAR). The revisions are non-substantive and administrative in nature, and do not add or relax any provisions in the approved SIP.
Learn More🌊Issaquena Green Power Preliminary Permit Application Notice
The Department of Energy and FERC accepted a preliminary permit application for the Yellow Bend Hydrokinetic Energy Project. Located on the Mississippi River, the project plans to implement hydrokinetic turbine generator units to study feasibility. The public is invited to comment and participate in the process before the deadline, fostering engagement in energy development.
Learn More🌪️SBA Disaster Declaration for Arkansas
This is a notice of an Administrative disaster declaration of a rural area for the State of Arkansas dated July 22, 2025. Incident: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding.
Learn More⚛️Entergy Granted Exemptions for Nuclear Decommissioning Fund Use
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued exemptions in response to a request dated November 13, 2024, from Entergy Operations, Inc. (the licensee) related to Arkansas Nuclear One (ANO), Units 1 and 2, located in Pope County, Arkansas. The exemptions allow the licensee to withdraw a small portion of the funds from the ANO, Units 1 and 2 nuclear decommissioning trust funds (DTFs) to facilitate the prompt disposal of certain retired major radioactive components (MRCs).
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