Law and Odor: How to Take Down a Terrible-Smelling Hog Farm A couple of attorneys have sniffed out Big Pork’s legal weak spot. undefinedBy Bridget Huber Mother Jones May/June 2014 Issue From the stage in a packed, noisy auditorium in Fairfield, Iowa, Richard Middleton peers theatrically into the crowd. “I know we’ve […]
Back on the Buffalo By Mike Masterson Posted: May 25, 2014 at 2:05 a.m.nn It’s been a spell since I addressed the latest developments of that hog factory our state’s Department of Environmental Quality (cough) wrongheadedly permitted to spread untold gallons of raw waste across fields in our precious Buffalo […]
Arkansas residents concerned about waste, E. coli Outside Magazinen May 21, 2014n Arkansas’ Buffalo River was the first named national river in the United States, but its waters might be in danger. Locals and environmental groups were shocked at the end of 2013 when the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality […]
May 24, 2014 JASPER, AR (KNWA) – The Buffalo National River holds a special place in Arkansans’ hearts, and when a factory hog farm was built less than six miles away, concerns of contamination drew a huge outcry. Now, two teams of scientists are working to protect the water quality of […]
http://www.wisconsinwatch.org/2014/04/27/manure-spraying-under-scrutiny/Environment, Health & WelfareManure spraying under scrutiny New method of dispersing waste can damage landscape, disrupt lives By Ron SeelyWisconsin Center for Investigative JournalismScott Murray did not want to leave the home in rural Juneau County where he and his family had lived for more than 20 years. But with […]
E. coli levels high in waters near hog farmBy Ryan McGeeneyPosted: May 7, 2014 at 4:40 a.m. The environmental research team tasked with collecting data near a Newton County hog farm released its second quarterly report late last week, noting several temporary elevations in bacterial levels in nearby waterways. The Big […]
NOTICE OF TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON CERTAIN PERMITSThe Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission (APC&EC), pursuant to its authority under Arkansas Code Annotated, Sec. 8-4-202, et seq., has imposed a temporary moratorium on the issuance by the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality of any new permits or coverage for medium or […]
Factory Farms Under Fire for “Manure Spraying”By Lindsay Abrams, Salon 02 May 14 no here’s what factory farms are up to these days: They’re using commercial sprinklers to spray animal manure over fields. That’s right undefined they are literally spewing a bunch of shit into the air. The Wisconsin Center […]
In The Bull’s Eye – Our Environment in Cross Hairs Teresa Turk Guest Writer letter in Arkansas Democrat Gazette