Thursday - November 21, 2024
Federal Tipoffs Involving Arkansas Newsletter for Tuesday October 22, 2024 ( 2 items )  

Ark. U.S. Attorney: Jury Finds Little Rock Man Guilty of Possession With Intent to Distribute Fentanyl, Methamphetamine, Cocaine, and Marijuana
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas issued the following news release: A Little Rock man has been convicted of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, and marijuana at the conclusion of a three-day trial. On Thursday, a federal jury found Marquis Hunt, 42, guilty of four federal narcotics violations: and possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl, possession with intent to  more

Unlocking Arkansas' Hidden Treasure: USGS Uses Machine Learning to Show Large Lithium Potential in the Smackover Formation
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release: The study's novel methodology, carried out collaboratively by the USGS and the Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment's Office of the State Geologist, made it possible to quantify the amount of lithium present in brines located in a geological unit known as the Smackover Formation. Extracting lithium from brines co-produced during oil and gas operations provides an oppor  more