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

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

The interior of the C&S Chemicals facility in Fort Smith, Arkansas, on May 3, 2026, including the ruptured acidified aluminum sulfate tank that caused the spill. (Photo courtesy of the Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment) Key points: A tank at a poultry litter manufacturing plant in Arkansas ruptured, spilling corrosive acid on May 2. C&S Chemicals had not obtained the stormwater permit required to operate a chemical plan…