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Arkansas chemical plant where acid spill occurred operated without a permit, state regulators say 

  • Evey Weisblat

A Fort Smith chemical plant that spilled thousands of gallons of highly acidic chemicals last spring lacked a permit to operate and had not disclosed to Arkansas authorities it was handling hazardous chemicals, according to state agencies and public records obtained by the Advocate.  The spill killed thousands of fish in nearby waterways, crossed state […]

Tennessee

What to know about Ford’s BlueOval City plant, 5 years later

  • Cassandra Stephenson

Nearly five years after Ford Motor Company announced a massive electric vehicle and battery manufacturing campus poised to change the economic landscape of rural West Tennessee, the plant has yet to start production. The project’s initial roadmap had production starting in 2025, but a series of delays, changed plans and the dissolution of Ford’s joint […]

Louisiana

Cleco plans 756-MW gas plant alongside Rapides data center

  • By Nolan Mckendry | The Center Square

(The Center Square) – Cleco plans to build a new natural gas power plant as part of a broader deal to supply electricity to Applied Digital’s massive data center in Rapides Parish, according to testimony filed with state regulators.