Questions followed permit Mike Masterson There’s a new twist in the C&H Hog Farms controversy. First, though, let’s briefly review:You may recall that the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality scheduled no public hearings, and published no notices of application in Newton County before permitting the C&H hog factory farm in […]
State may fund pollution testing on hog farm in Mt. Judeann Arkansas Times: http://m.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/archives/2013/07/26/state-may-fund-pollution-testing-on-hog-farm-in-mt-judea?section=868702 Posted by David Ramsey on Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 12:58 PM TESTING PROPOSED: C&H hog farm is willing. I’ve heard from a number of lawmakers and stakeholders that the governor is having ongoing discussions about state-funded, […]
From Newton County Times, http://newtoncountytimes.com/news/comment-period-extended-for-yell-county-hog-farm-permit/article_f4385ab4-f49a-11e2-b608-0019bb2963f4.html?_dc=787895318819.21 The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) has extended the comment period on proposed changes to the current permit for a Yell County hog farm. The extension was granted after a citizen requested an extension at a public hearing in Dardanelle on July 22, 2013, to […]
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From NWAOnline: http://www.nwaonline.com/news/2013/jul/24/hog-farm-plan-goes-hearing-20130724/ Hog-Farm Plan Goes To HearingMany Back Darr ExpansionBy Ryan McGeeney DARDANELLE – When Mike Darr, co-owner of Darr Swine Farm near Dardanelle, began planning to expand the farm he and his family have worked for about the past 20 years, the last thing he thought it would […]
Defecation Nation: Pig Waste Likely to Rise in U.S. from Business DealA proposed acquisition of Smithfield Foods would send pork to China and leave more pig feces in the U.S., potentially increasing the risk of superbug infections and other diseases By Dina Fine Maron Scientific American, July 12, 2013 We […]
NWAOnline: 7/11/2013n PUBLIC VIEWPOINT: Time To Fight Goliath CorporationsBy Ginny Masullo, Fayetteville Another large hog facility is seeking a permit in Arkansas. This time the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality will hold a public meeting regarding this specific operation in Yell County, as they so flagrantly did not do for […]
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Published in Arkansas Democrat Gazette, 7/2/13n Travesty of common sense By Mike Masterson Many readers were not around when the battle to save the Buffalo River was in full force during the late 1960s and early ’70s. They wouldn’t know how it took a courageous and sustained bipartisan effort to […]