Grassy greeting Weeding out dissent Mike Masterson Scores of visiting demonstrators were welcomed to the town of Jasper last week by constant noise and debris tossed from a weed-trimmer and lawnmower after they’d peacefully convened on the grassy Newton County courthouse square. They’d come to make their voices heard as […]
Geoscientist: CAFO a no-no Mike Masterson If you were responsible for permitting an industrial hog farm in the Buffalo River watershed along Big Creek, would you ask an expert to analyze what kind of drainage to expect from tons of swine waste applied atop the porous limestone of what geologists […]
Agency sticks with its OK for hog farm LR lawyer says response to letter not good enough RYAN MCGEENEYARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality is standing by its 2012 decision to issue an operational permit to C&H Hog Farms, the large-scale concentrated animal-feeding operation in Mount Judea.In a […]
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State legislators tour hog farm, face critics RYAN MCGEENEYARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE JASPER About two dozen state legislators concluded a two-day tour Wednesday of what have become the two of the most discussed features of Newton County in recent months: the Buffalo National River and C&H Hog Farms.Tuesday, after a presentation on […]
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PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: May 21, 2013 Contact: Perry Wheeler, National Parks Conservation Association, P: 202-419-3712 Groups Urge Continued Focus on Faulty Permitting Process for Factory Hog Farm Near Buffalo National River Background: On May 21 and 22, Arkansas state legislators will tour C & H Hog Farms, which […]
ADH says hog waste could threaten health of swimmers in Buffalon http://mikemastersonsmessenger.com/health-department-had-cafo-concerns/
Northwest Arkansas Times Officials Boost E. Coli Testing In River, Creekn Opening Of C&H Hog Farms Elevates Concern For Buffalo By Ryan McGeeney Posted: May 15, 2013 at 3:16 a.m. · · Administrators with the Buffalo National River have increased the frequency of E. coli monitoring at the river’s confluence […]
From Arkansas Times:n Buffalo River Watershed Alliance asks revocation of hog farm permitnn Posted by Max Brantley on Wed, May 15, 2013 at 12:33 PMn The Buffalo River Watershed Alliance and others have written to Teresa Marks, director of the state Department of Environmental Quality, asking her to revoke the […]
Guest writer Our heritage, too Hogs pose no danger to Buffalo BY JASON HENSONSPECIAL TO THE DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE No one loves the Buffalo River more than my 7-year-old daughter. She swims, fishes and enjoys that national river. It is one of the great benefits of living and raising a family in […]
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http://www.nwaonline.com/news/2013/may/10/state-grilled-over-permit-hog-farm-20130510/ State grilled over permit for hog farmCrowd vocal, at times riled about fears for watershedBy Ryan McGeeney JASPER – The director of the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality said controversy over the agency’s approval of a permit for C&H Hog Farms in Mount Judea is among the most emotional […]