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US Steel to build $2B lower-carbon iron plant in Arkansas

The new “direct reduced iron” facility at Big River Steel is part of parent company Nippon Steel’s larger $11 billion investment in U.S. operations.

By Maria Gallucci .

30 April 2026

Huge mound of pellets with a terra-cotta corrugated steel structure high above them — Finished iron ore pellets at U.S. Steel’s Minnesota Ore Operations (U.S. Steel)

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The $20B US ‘green bank’ program just funded its first project

An Inflation Reduction Act program meant to expand climate investment in underserved markets has its first target — a $31 million commercial solar effort in Arkansas.

By Jeff St. John . 1 October 2024
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With lithium, Arkansas risks repeating oil boom and bust

Arkansas' governor says the state is “moving at breakneck speed to become the lithium capital of America." Residents who saw oil falter after decades of prosperity are wary.

By Katie Myers . 27 September 2024
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This Arkansas school turned solar savings into better teacher pay

Just 17 miles west of the state's largest coal-fired power plant, a solar array at the local high school is having an unconventional impact.

By ClimateWire . 16 October 2020
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A coal-powered giant bets on wind. Will it work?

A roughly $2 billion proposal in the works calls for AEP utilities to acquire three planned Oklahoma wind farms.

By EnergyWire . 7 February 2020
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How one company could transform energy in Southern states

Entergy Corp. is positioning itself as a utility company of the future — even if critics lament what that could mean for electricity choices and costs in the South.

By EnergyWire . 3 December 2019
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How an Arkansas co-op used solar power to help retain a major employer

An electric cooperative in rural Arkansas is finding that solar power is not only benefiting its members, it’s helped to keep a major employer in the community.

By Jim Pierobon . 27 July 2017
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As Arkansas leads on efficiency, two states poised to follow

Two states in the Southeast U.S. are moving to step up their energy efficiency mandates by taking lessons from programs in Arkansas.

By Jim Pierobon . 26 June 2017

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