Ainsley Platt
Energy and Environment Reporter at Arkansas Advocate
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1 week ago |
arkansasadvocate.com | Ainsley Platt
MAGNOLIA, Ark. — After a third attempt, a lithium royalty has been set for the first time in Arkansas. The Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission voted unanimously on Wednesday to approve an application by SWA Lithium, a joint venture between Canada-based Standard Lithium and Norwegian energy company Equinor, to set a 2.5% royalty on lithium extracted from brine. The royalty applies only to the Reynolds Unit, which encompasses parts of Columbia and Lafayette Counties.
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1 week ago |
arkansasadvocate.com | Ainsley Platt
On Wednesday Arkansas’ Oil and Gas Commission will for the third time in 18 months consider what lithium extractors should pay mineral rights holders in royalties. On the agenda tomorrow is an application filed by SWA Lithium, a joint venture between Canada-based Standard Lithium and Norwegian energy giant Equinor, known for its Empire Wind offshore wind farm off the coast of New York.
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1 week ago |
magnoliareporter.com | Ainsley Platt |Arkansas Advocate
On Wednesday, May 28, 2025, Arkansas’ Oil and Gas Commission will for the third time in 18 months consider what lithium extractors should pay mineral rights holders in royalties. On the agenda is an application filed by SWA Lithium, a joint venture between Canada-based Standard Lithium and Norwegian energy giant Equinor, known for its Empire Wind offshore wind farm off the coast of New York. The meeting will be at 9 a.m. Wednesday in the Reynolds Center at Southern Arkansas University.
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2 weeks ago |
arkansasadvocate.com | Ainsley Platt |Arkansas Advocate
The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission approved $13.6 million in loans and grants for various water infrastructure projects on Wednesday. The number includes $1.8 million to the Division of Environmental Quality to start a PFAS testing program.
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2 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Ainsley Platt
The grate of the storm sewer after the rain. (Getty Images)A storm sewer grate after the rain. (Getty Images)The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission approved $13.6 million in loans and grants for various water infrastructure projects on Wednesday. The number includes $1.8 million to the Division of Environmental Quality to start a PFAS testing program.
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We are underway at the third lithium royalties hearing in Magnolia, Arkansas. Standard Lithium is warning that if a royalty isn’t set now, the viability of its project could be affected. #arenviro #arlithium
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Reporting on Arkansas from Bham, AL with the help of my fearless assistant, Yoshi. He exposes corruption wherever he goes (I split a treat in half and got caught) and is a champion for free speech (barking at squirrels is protected by 1A). Someone give him a Pulitzer already. https://t.co/ePSWaLkfTi
