News-2018

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Recent news stories/releases about the Arkansas Chapter or its members:

Entergy Settlement/AG Rutledge

12/14/18 - As you may have heard, Attorney General Leslie Rutledge is attempting to insert her office into our settlement with Entergy. She is asking the Public Service Commission to review the settlement for ratepayer impact, and has also petitioned the Court to let her intervene in our case there. Here are a few media hits that discuss the issue at hand.     

https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/dec/14/ag-urges-review-of-entergy-deal-on-powe/?news-arkansas    

https://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/archives/2018/12/13/attorney-general-rutledge-asks-public-service-commission-to-review-entergy-sierra-club-settlement-that-would-shutter-coal-burning-power-plants#more    

https://talkbusiness.net/2018/12/ag-protests-entergy-pact-to-shutdown-arkansas-coal-plants-asks-state-regulators-to-intervene/    

https://www.ualrpublicradio.org/post/arkansas-ag-requests-investigation-settlement-closes-coal-plants    

https://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article/124834/attorney-general-leslie-rutledge-criticizes-deal-to-idle-entergy-coal-plants

5/6/18 - Comments Filed on the Clean Power Plan

The Sierra Club and Earth-Justice provided 32 pages of a joint written comment opposing the proposal, but members made many additional individual comments. Earlier this year, the Arkansas chapter of the Sierra Club bused members to Kansas City, Mo., picking up other Sierra Club members along the way, to provide oral comments at an EPA-hosted public hearing on the repeal. For the complete article, check pg 6B of the Sunday 5/6/18 Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Arkansas March for Science

4/21/18 - From Chapter Director Glen Hooks: Hey friends--Arkansas Sierra Club is putting on the Arkansas March for Science on April 21st! If you respect the role of science and want our elected officials to use sound science in decision-making, save the date and join us. Also: click below if you'd like to financially support the March for Science! All donations go to pay for various costs incurred for the event. Any amount helps--thanks!
https://www.gofundme.com/arkansas-march-for-science    
Click here to support Arkansas March For Science organized by Glen Hooks

Sierra Club Bus to Kansas City for EPA Hearing

2/21/18 - A message from Arkansas Director Glen Hooks: FREE Feb 21 Sierra Club bus trip to Kansas City, to tell EPA we want cleaner air and cleaner power. Leaving out of Little Rock, picking up folks in Conway and Fayetteville along the way. Click the link below for more info and to RSVP: Sierra Club Bus Trip to KC: Defend The Clean Power Plan!