Chesapeake Energy Corp. will be transporting 375 million cubic feet of natural gas from its Fayetteville Shale operations to a distribution site in Mississippi. Chesapeake signed a 10 year deal for a 187 mile long pipeline to be known as the Fayetteville Express Pipeline.

The deal is pending regulatory approval, but Chesapeake expects to begin using the 42 inch pipeline by late 2010 or early 2011, immediately after…[more]

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The University of Arkansas has increased its sustainability score in just two short years from a D to a B minus, according to the 2009 College Sustainability Report Card, an organization that evaluates campus and endowment sustainability activities at colleges and universities in the United States and Canada. In the Southeastern Conference, Arkansas was tied for second along with Auburn University in scoring. Only the University of…[more]

Recent improvements within the Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ Soil and Water Conservation Program have streamlined the process of providing almost $27 million from the parks, soils and water sales tax to implement soil and water conservation practices to control erosion and protect water resources in all 114 of Missouri’s counties.  Landowners will have access to $26.6 million in fiscal year 2010, which is an additional $1.2 million over the…[more]

COLUMBIA, Mo. - Soy products are noted for their health benefits, but they can leave consumers with intestinal bloating and discomfort due to indigestible carbohydrates contained in soy.

University of Missouri researchers have developed a soy protein energy bar fortified with a strain of probiotics ("friendly" bacteria similar to bacteria that already exist in the human intestinal tract).

“Soy foods are recognized as healthy because of…[more]

LITTLE ROCK– Friday, in the face of Hurricane Ike, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel raised concerns about price gouging at the gas pumps. In an effort to address that concern, General McDaniel asked Arkansans to send his office photographs and other documentation of what they believe to be unreasonable gas prices. Arkansans quickly responded to the call to action.

Since Friday, the Attorney General’s office has received over 1450…[more]

Arkansas, the nation’s number one rice producer with about 1.3 million acres planted this year, could have up to a fourth of its crop damaged as remnants of hurricanes Gustav and Ike blew through the state.

Gustav affected large swaths of rice fields south of Interstate 40, while Ike seemed to save its worst impact north of that highway.

According to rice experts at the University…[more]

Thomas Nix, Jr. of Memphis, Tennessee and formerly of Shell Knob, Missouri, pleaded guilty to illegally taking paddlefish roe and selling caviar.

Nix was indicted on the charges in July. Although sentencing has not yet been set, he could face a $250,000 fine along with up to five years in a federal prison.

A news release from U.S. Attorney John Woods’ office stated: “Nix admitted that,…[more]

The campground at Finger Lakes State Park near Columbia will be closed temporarily from Sept. 15 through Sept. 18 while repairs to the entrance road are being made, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources announced today.

The culverts on the road leading into the campground were damaged by flooding during July and August and are being replaced. The road will be closed as the five smaller culverts are…[more]

Seth Russell, age 15 of Crossett, Arkansas, was being pulled along in an inner tube behind a boat in Lake Chicot when a Silver Asian carp leaped from the water, hitting young Seth square in the face.

The blow knocked Seth unconscious and he was rushed to a nearby hospital. Seth said he does not remember the fish, only waking up at the hospital. But the collision was…[more]

Little Rock --Power is being restored to parts of Louisiana, but Entergy crews from Arkansas have been forced to return home to help restore power here, and evacuees are being told that they are still facing a wait of seven to fourteen days before they can return home. That leaves Arkansas healthcare providers with the job of keeping the displaced population healthy.

“We are determined to give the…[more]