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Court sides with Arkansas on air pollution plan blocked by EPA

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May 26, 2023

Court sides with Arkansas on air pollution plan blocked by EPA

A federal appeals court blocked the Environmental Protection Agency from turning down Arkansas’s proposed plan for “good neighbor” air pollution rules.

In a single-page ruling Thursday, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals stayed the EPA’s rejection of Arkansas’ plan, which is required under the Clean Air Act to ensure states’ ozone emissions do not pollute the air of other regions.

In February, Arkansas was one of 19 states whose plans the EPA rejected.

Arkansas sued the same month, with Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) saying the agency had not allowed the state to revise a four-year-old plan. Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin (R) argued that the EPA both missed the November 2020 deadline to review state plans and changed the standards in the meantime.

“Today, the Eighth Circuit stayed the Biden administration’s unlawful disapproval of Arkansas’s state implementation plan (SIP) for addressing ozone emissions under the Clean Air Act,” Griffin said in a statement.

“The court’s order blocking the Biden administration’s disapproval prevents the administration from imposing a one-size-fits-all federal implementation plan (FIP) that would kill Arkansas jobs and threaten our power grid,” Griffin added. “I applaud the court’s decision today and will continue to fight against brazen and unlawful federal regulatory overreach.”

Under a 2015 EPA rule, states are forbidden from contributing to ozone pollution across state lines, while in 2022 the agency introduced new rules restricting downwind emissions from fossil fuel-based power plants.

When reached out to, an EPA spokesperson told The Hill that the agency does not comment on ongoing litigation.

In an April 28 filing, the agency’s legal team argued that the federal government’s ability to protect public health relating to interstate emissions was at stake.

“Depriving EPA of authority to address Arkansas’s sources’ harmful emissions while this litigation proceeds would harm the health and welfare of millions of people who live in areas impacted by pollution from Arkansas,” they wrote at the time.

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PHOTO GALLERY: 2025 Arkansas Invitational track and field meet | Arkansas Democrat Gazette

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January 18, 2025

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PHOTO GALLERY: 2025 Arkansas Invitational track and field meet | Arkansas Democrat Gazette

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Arkansas visits Missouri after Grill's 22-point outing

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January 18, 2025

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Arkansas visits Missouri after Grill's 22-point outing

Arkansas Razorbacks (11-6, 0-4 SEC) at Missouri Tigers (14-3, 3-1 SEC)

Columbia, Missouri; Saturday, 5 p.m.

BOTTOM LINE: Missouri hosts Arkansas after Caleb Grill scored 22 points in Missouri’s 83-82 win over the Florida Gators.

The Tigers have gone 13-0 in home games. Missouri scores 84.9 points while outscoring opponents by 15.6 points per game.

The Razorbacks are 0-4 in SEC play. Arkansas ranks seventh in the SEC shooting 34.3% from 3-point range.

Missouri averages 8.7 made 3-pointers per game, 1.2 more made shots than the 7.5 per game Arkansas gives up. Arkansas averages 8.8 more points per game (78.1) than Missouri gives up (69.3).

The matchup Saturday is the first meeting this season for the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Anthony Robinson II is averaging 10.7 points, 3.8 assists and 2.1 steals for the Tigers.

Adou Thiero is scoring 16.8 points per game and averaging 6.0 rebounds for the Razorbacks.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 8-2, averaging 81.3 points, 29.7 rebounds, 13.3 assists, 10.1 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 48.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.7 points per game.

Razorbacks: 6-4, averaging 76.4 points, 32.8 rebounds, 16.1 assists, 5.9 steals and 6.6 blocks per game while shooting 46.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.4 points.

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