Environmental Issues & Controversies

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C&H Hog Farms
In early 2013, brothers Richard and Phillip Campbell and their cousin Jason Henson opened C&H Hog Farms in...
Flooded area with trees and two pools as seen from above
Climate Change
aka: Global Warming
The spring of 2019 brought record flooding along the Arkansas River...
Snail crawling on rock
Endangered, Threatened, and Rare Species
Arkansas has many plant and animal species, partly because of varied topography and a temperate climate. An ab...
Industrial buildings with large chimney
Flint Creek Power Plant
The Flint Creek Power Plant, located near Gentry (Benton County) and operated by Southwestern Electric Power C...
Desolate forest with bare trees with signs nailed to a tree
Forest Management and Conservation
The Dictionary of Forestry defines “forest management” as the application of biophysical and socioeconomic...
Power plant buildings emitting steam in field as see from far away
Independence Steam Electric Station
The Independence Steam Electric Station (ISES) is a coal-fired electric-energy-generating plant consisting of ...
Flatworm and mussel shells with corresponding letters
Invasive Animals
aka: Alien Animals
An “invasive species” is defined as a species that is non-nativ...
Five maps of Arkansas with shaded in counties
Invasive Plants
aka: Exotic Plants
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Servi...
Image of red-headed woodpecker perched on deciduous tree with wings folded and craning head outward
Ivory-billed Woodpeckers
aka: Campephilus principalis
Long believed to be extinct, the ivory-billed woodpecker (Campephil...
Fish with elongated body long dorsal fin and circular tail fin
Northern Snakehead
aka: Channa argus
aka: Snakehead
The northern snakehead (Channa argus) is a modern bony fish belongi...
Stuffed bird sitting on tree branch
Passenger Pigeons
aka: Ectopistes migratorius
The passenger pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius) was a North American ...
Industrial buildings with large chimney
Plum Point Energy Station
The Plum Point Energy Station (PPES) is a 665-megawatt (MW) energy facility located approximately five miles e...
"Pine City Natural Area a bird sanctuary managed by the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission" sign in forest
Red-cockaded Woodpeckers
aka: Picoides borealis
With the exception of the possibly rediscovered ivory-billed woodpe...
small waterfall in middle of dense green forest
River Designations
aka: Wild and Scenic Rivers
aka: Arkansas Natural and Scenic Rivers System
Designation of rivers as a method of protection grew out of the env...
Soil and Water Conservation Districts
The most destructive period to the soil and water resources of Arkansas was during the years 1900 to 1930. Dur...
Older white man in hat and plaid shirt with younger white man in hat and green shirt in wetlands with map on car hood
Soil Conservation
Around 10,000 to 12,000 years ago, the first human inhabitants of what was to become the state of Arkansas cou...
Industrial buildings and outbuildings as seen from above
Vertac
The Vertac site in Jacksonville (Pulaski County) is one of the nation’s worst hazardous waste sites and Arka...
steaming power plant with electrical lines and railroad running parallel toward it
White Bluff Generating Plant
The White Bluff Generating Plant is a coal-fired electrical energy generating plant located near Redfield (Jef...