Bearskin Farms east of Little Rock is installing one of the largest solar projects on a farm in Arkansas in a bid to gain some control over the farm's energy costs at a time when solar energy may be more accessible than ever in agriculture.
Arkansas environmental regulators are taking steps to repeal one of two emission policies federal officials claimed the state failed to address in a timely manner and environmentalists have worried could harm residents living near industrial facilities.
The level of regulated air pollutants in Arkansas continued to decline throughout 2016, the latest year for which data are available, according to a report from the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality.
