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States aim to prop up river's big reservoirs | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
3+ hour, 18+ min ago (570+ words) LOS ANGELES -- Absent a longer-term deal on how to share a key but dwindling water source in the U. S. West, three states say they'll cut back significantly to prop up reservoirs in a short-term agreement following the driest winter on record....
Small earthquake hits southeast Missouri; no damage reported in Arkansas | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
2+ week, 2+ day ago (142+ words) Mississippi County authorities said they received no reports of damage after a magnitude 4 earthquake struck nearby southern Missouri on Thursday. The earthquake struck around noon west-northwest of Cooter, Mo. , according to the United States Geological Survey. the area is about…...
Regional stormwater plan needed, Northwest Arkansas Planning Commission agrees
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (85+ words) arkansasonline. com Doug Thompson is a reporter with more than 40 years of experience, including more than a quarter-century in Northwest Arkansas. He covers state politics from a Northwest Arkansas perspective and issues of regional importance for the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette....
PAPER TRAILS: New Madrid earthquake prediction 35 years ago didn't shake out, but did raise awareness
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (85+ words) A massive earthquake along the New Madrid Seismic Zone would bring destruction to the area, including parts of Arkansas. This was according to Iben Browning, a New Mexico-based self-proclaimed. .. Sean Clancy is a features reporter who also writes the weekly…...
Arkansas lawmakers say water rule proposal would help U. S. industries, establish clarity
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (62+ words) Members of the Arkansas congressional delegation back the Trump administration's proposed regulation for water bodies, contending the suggested revision from previous rules would alleviate frustration. .. Alex Thomas has served as the Washington Correspondent for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette since November 2022. He…...
Bentonville City Council talks new proposed wholesale water agreement with Bella Vista Property Owners Association
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (105+ words) Newbill said via email the city's current 20-year contract with the Bella Vista Property Owners Association -- started on Jan. 1, 2006 -- was built around the debt associated with a 48-inch water line. .. Thomas Saccente covers Bentonville and Benton County news for the…...
EDITORIAL: Feel the Earth, move, under your feet'University of Arkansas might make a difference in earthquake prep | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (266+ words) Call it Earth-shattering news if you want, but for a state that seems to always find itself at the bottom of various lists nationwide, we never cease to be amazed at what the University of Arkansas does right. In fact,…...
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville tests steel against earthquake forces
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (75+ words) The University of Arkansas, Fayetteville's College of Engineering tested a full-scale steel beam against simulated earthquake forces Wednesday, an experiment that can influence design standards and. .. Ryan Anderson covers higher education across the state. He joined the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette in…...
State will help pay for study examining solutions to Northwest Arkansas" wastewater needs | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (685+ words) SPRINGDALE -- State government will help Northwest Arkansas find a way out of the biggest bottleneck to the region's growth -- the need for more wastewater facilities, the Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission was told Wednesday. "The project, I'm proud to report,…...
NASA awards $800, 000 to Arkansas space consortium | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
10+ mon, 4+ day ago (564+ words) NASA has awarded an $800, 000 grant to the the Arkansas Space Grant Consortium, which is based at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Constance Meadors, director of the Arkansas consortium, said the way the award works, the consortium should receive…...