WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Boozman Welcomes Senate Confirmation of USDA Leaders U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) released the following statement after the Senate confirmed Devon Westhill as Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Civil Rights and Michael Boren as Under Secretary for Natural Resources   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton Statement on Two-Year Anniversary of the October 7 Terror Attacks * Contact: Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 October 7, 2025 Cotton Statement on Two-Year Anniversary of the October 7th Attacks Washington, D.C. -- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement on the second anniversary of the October 7 th attacks: "I join Arkansans in commemorating the more than 1,000 Is  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Entergy Services LLC (ESL), New Orleans, Louisiana, on behalf of Entergy Arkansas LLC, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding the proposed approval of the Arkansas regional haze State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the second implementation period. The proposal, published in the Federal Register, outlines measures aimed at improving air quality and reducing haze in protected areas. Entergy Arkansas, LLC, a subsidiar  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2025: * * * Ambler Road Announcement Unleashes Alaska's Mineral Wealth This week, the Trump administration approved the Ambler Road Project in Alaska. The project is a 211-mile road connecting the Dalton Highway to the Ambler Mining District, containing large deposits of copper, gallium, germanium and cobalt. House Committee on Natural Resourc  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The Sierra Club, Oakland, California, National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA), and Coalition to Protect America's National Parks have submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) advocating for the disapproval of Arkansas's proposed Regional Haze State Implementation Plan (SIP). The organizations assert that the proposed rule fails to meet legal requirements and undermines environmental protections aimed at improving air quality  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 8 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: * * * UAMS Presents Virtual Family Medicine Update Oct. 29-31 The 29th Annual Family Medicine Update: Fueling the Front Line, hosted by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), will offer up to 12 hours of online continuing education Oct. 29-31 for primary care physicians, advanced practice registered nurses and registered nurses, pharmacists, physician associates  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The Utilities for Reasonable Progress submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency expressing their support for the agency's proposed approval of the Arkansas Regional Haze State Implementation Plan (SIP). This proposal, detailed in the Federal Register, rests on policies that align closely with the Clean Air Act and the EPA's Regional Haze Rule, emphasizing visibility as a crucial element in the assessment process for state plans. The Util  more