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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."

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PC&EC to Hold September 2023 Meeting

September 18, 2023

Meeting Scheduled to Discuss Arkansas-Focused Innovation Plans

September 13, 2023

Registration Opens for Arkansas Environmental Training Academy

August 4, 2023

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Harmful Algal Bloom Advisory for Lake Hogue

NORTH LITTLE ROCK—The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment’s (E&E) Division of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has issued a Harmful Algal Bloom Advisory for Lake Hogue in Poinsett County, Ark…

August 25, 2023 PC&EC Meeting Canceled

NORTH LITTLE ROCK—The Pollution Control and Ecology Commission (PC&EC) has canceled its meeting scheduled for Friday, August 25, 2023. The next PC&EC meeting is scheduled for 10 a.m. on Friday…

Notice of Public Hearing and Public Comment Period Opened for the 2022 Draft 303(d) List of Impaired Waters

NORTH LITTLE ROCK— This is to give notice that the Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment Division of Environmental Quality (DEQ), Office of Water Quality is opening the public comment period f…

E&E’s mission is to provide effective and efficient energy and environmental solutions informed by science. That means we responsibly manage Arkansas’s natural resources and protect its environment. These representative accomplishments demonstrate our success in keeping Arkansas economically sound and naturally beautiful.

140

Acres Returned to Use

$379K

Awarded Through Clean Fuels Program

30K

Water Analyses Performed

500

Houses Weatherized

$9M

In Recycling Tax Credits

Electric Vehicle Chargers Installed

598

Propane Permits Issued

Seismic Events Evaluated

4500

Miles of Pipeline Permitted & Inspected