by - August 11, 2015 8:31 pm
Arkansas and U.S. motorists will likely see pump prices continue to move lower for the rest of the year, and may well see local gas prices ratchet down near the two dollar level ahead of the holiday season, according to the latest energy forecasts.
by - August 11, 2015 6:35 pm
David Monteith with our content partner, KUAR FM 89 News, reports: 15 new buses running on compressed natural gas are rolling onto the streets of central Arkansas this week. The…
by - August 10, 2015 8:41 pm
CenterPoint Energy Inc.’s second quarter earnings fell short of expectations, but still remains on schedule to hit its full-year profit goals, the Houston-based utility operator announced on Monday. For the…
by - August 10, 2015 11:40 am
Several cities and counties around the state will receive a total of $1,380,000 to help with infrastructure projects, officials said Monday. Governor Asa Hutchinson presented grants to seven Arkansas cities…
by - August 10, 2015 7:56 am
Imagine charging your cell phone by plugging it into your pants or other wearables. Researchers and designers are making progress in harnessing the sun.
by - August 7, 2015 2:59 pm
Entergy Arkansas Inc. on Friday proposed what it called “a more reasonable, long-term, multi-unit approach to address Arkansas’ regional haze” in response to the federal Environment Protection Agency’s rejection of…
by - August 7, 2015 11:13 am
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by - August 5, 2015 5:34 pm
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge has joined with West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and 14 other states to ask the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for an immediate stay of…
by - August 5, 2015 4:16 pm
Murphy USA Inc.’s second quarter earnings fell well short of expectations as volatile crude oil and gasoline prices cut into retail margins and overall sales, company officials announced after the…
by - August 4, 2015 11:07 pm
A day after President Obama unveiled the centerpiece of his climate change proposal, representatives from Entergy Arkansas and Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. are taking a wait-and-see approach before responding publicly to how they will deal with the historic environmental mandate.
by - August 4, 2015 6:25 am
Entergy Corp., parent company of Entergy Arkansas Inc., fell short of Wall Street expectations on Tuesday as the utility giant reported second quarter 2015 earnings per share of 83 cents,…
by - August 3, 2015 6:48 pm
The federal EPA released its final rules on President Obama’s far-reaching and controversial “Clean Power Plan,” putting the nation on track to cut carbon pollution from the power sector 32% below 2005 levels by 2030.
by - July 31, 2015 6:22 am
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by - July 30, 2015 7:26 pm
One day after El Dorado-based Murphy Oil Corp. announced that it was cutting 7% of its 1,500 employee workforce, three of the world’s largest oil giants announced they were also…
by - July 30, 2015 3:33 pm
Two national freight reports paint a picture of a “tepid” U.S. economy hampered by a strong U.S. dollar and struggling retail sales. And, in a somewhat counterintuitive twist, one report…
by - July 29, 2015 4:29 pm
Arkansas oil giant Murphy Oil Corp., now a pure play oil and gas explorer, saw its second quarter earnings fall deeper into the well as benchmark international crude prices on…
by - July 29, 2015 11:03 am
A Wall Street-based nonprofit initiative funded and chaired by billionaire and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and former Clinton administration Treasurer Hank Paulson released a report Tuesday that…
by - July 27, 2015 8:48 pm
Grid operator Southwest Power Pool released its third and final analysis of the potential impact of the EPA’s draft Clean Power Plan, saying it would cost an estimated $3.3 billion annually to comply with the federal “dirty air” mandate.
by - July 27, 2015 6:06 pm
Sliding natural gas prices pushed Southwestern Energy Co. into the red during the second quarter as the Fayetteville Shale leader continues to face difficult headwinds in its money-losing exploration and…
by - July 24, 2015 2:33 pm
Mel Coleman, CEO of North Arkansas Electric Cooperative of Salem and president of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) board of directors, met with White House officials in Washington,…
