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Arkansas Energy & Environment

E&E promotes responsible management of resources, protects the environment, and implements effective and efficient policies for the benefit of Arkansas.

Division of Energy & Mineral Resources

DEMR promotes sustainable, orderly, and environmentally sound development of energy and mineral resources

Division of Environmental Quality

DEQ advances the quality of our environment and economy through the protection of air, land, and water resources

Pollution Control & Ecology Commission

PC&EC promulgates rules and provides adjudicatory review of certain administrative actions, as authorized by the Arkansas Water and Air Pollution Control Act

AR Will Benefit from Increased Demand for Lithium

The fascination with Arkansas’s diamond mines soon may be matched with interest in its bromine brines. A state-of-the-art facility is already extracting lithium—a critical mineral for the production of batteries and electronics—from bromine brines produced from the Jurassic Smackover Formation.

Meet E&E Secretary

Shane E. Khoury

"As E&E secretary, I will work to promote and encourage the environmentally sound development of our energy and mineral resources while protecting our Natural State’s clean air, water, and land. I will also ensure that E&E consistently operates with integrity, transparency, and efficiency. When we work together, we diversify our strengths to protect, promote, and enhance some of Arkansas’s most valuable resources so that we continue to build a prosperous future."

NEWS

Long-time OGC Director Announces Retirement

January 17, 2025

Project seeks to improve the state of solid waste management and recycling in Arkansas

January 7, 2025

PC&EC to hold December meeting at E&E headquarters

November 26, 2024

CALENDAR

Feb

PST Advisory Committee Meeting

February 26, 2025

| 9:00 am

5301 Northshore Dr, North Little Rock, AR 72118

Feb

Public Hearing – Title V Eco-Vista

February 27, 2025

| 6:00 pm

154 E. Henri de Tonti Blvd., Tontitown, AR 72770

Feb

PC&EC Meeting (Canceled)

February 28, 2025

| 10:00 am

5301 Northshore Dr, North Little Rock, AR 72118

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February PC&EC Meeting Canceled

NORTH LITTLE ROCK— The Pollution Control and Ecology Commission (PC&EC) has canceled its meetingscheduled for Friday, February 28, 2025. The next PC&EC meeting is scheduled in-person for 10…

AWLC schedules February meeting

The regular meeting of the Arkansas Wastewater Licensing Committee (AWLC) will be held via Microsoft Teams on Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, at 10 a.m. The meeting is open to the public to follow along and pa…

PST Advisory Committee schedules January meeting

NORTH LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Petroleum Storage Tank Advisory Committee will meet at 9 a.m. on Dec. 4, 2024, at the Department of Energy and Environment headquarters, located at 5301 Northshore Dri…

E&E’s mission promotes responsible management of resources, protects the environment, and implements effective and efficient policies for the benefit of Arkansas. These representative accomplishments demonstrate our success in keeping Arkansas economically sound and naturally beautiful.

247

Acres Returned to Use

$830k

Awarded Through GoRed! Program

48k

Water Analyses Performed

456

Houses Weatherized

$838.9

In Recycling Tax Credits

592

Propane Permits Issued

Seismic Events Evaluated

4,927

Miles of Pipeline Permitted & Inspected

90,399

Energy Bill Payments Issued