Teresa Turk Public Viewpoint Northwest Arkansas Times December 24, 2014 What Will Beebe’s Legacy Be? According to a recent column by John Brummett, outgoing Governor Mike Beebe enjoys over a 60% approval rate by the citizens of Arkansas. This is an incredible statistic given the Republican wave that just swept […]
Earthjustice – Because the Earth needs a good lawyer A DAY IN HOG HEAVEN AFTER JUDGE ORDERS FEDS TO EVALUATE FACTORY FARM’S IMPACTS By Marianne Engelman Lado | Thursday, December 18, 2014 In early December, environmentalists and community members celebrated a rare win against industrial agriculture and federal malfeasance in Arkansas. […]
Eureka Springs Independent Guestatorial Cargill Op-Ed responseDane SchumacherWednesday, December 17, 2014 There are times in the course of human events, when things are so unbelievable I just have to gasp in amazement. That was my first reaction to food giant Cargill’s comments, as reported in a recent Eureka Springs Independent […]
KATV Gov. Beebe discusses early career, legacy and retirementPosted: Dec 11, 2014 9:55 AM CST Updated: Dec 11, 2014 9:55 AM CSTBy Roby Brock, Talk Business & Politics LITTLE ROCK (KATV) –Democratic Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe spent an hour on stage Wednesday with political columnist John Brummett to discuss the […]
NWAOnline Newspapers (AR) Benton County Daily Record (AR) December 11, 2014Lawmakers Should Protect The BuffaloSection: OpinionPage: 5A Critics of banning large or medium hog farm operations within the watershed of the Buffalo National River say fear, not science, is driving those fighting to preserve one of the jewels of Arkansas tourism.Well, […]
American College Of Environmental Lawyers Old MacDonald Had a Farm [Loan] E-I-E-I-O My Posted on December 10, 2014 by Charles Nestrud On December 2, 2014 the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas enjoined the Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Farm Service Agency (FSA) (together the […]
Eureka Springs Independent Cargill defends C&H hog farmBecky GilletteWednesday, December 10, 2014 Cargill, the international ag conglomerate contracted to purchase pork from the C & H Hog Farm located in the Buffalo National River (BNR) watershed, said owners of the 6,500-head swine operation are responsible stewards of the environment.“The farm […]
Eureka Springs Independent Environmental victory may have national implicationsBecky GilletteWednesday, December 10, 2014 Environmental groups who filed a federal lawsuit regarding the failure of the Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Farm Service Agency (FSA) to do an adequate environmental study before approving government loan guarantees for a 6,500-head confined […]
Environmental, Energy, and Water Blog Mitchell Williams Law Firm THE BUFFALO RIVER/HOG FARM FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT DECISION: TRANSACTIONAL LESSONS? Posted December 10, 2014Author: Walter G. Wright United States District Judge D. P. Marshall, Jr. of the Eastern District – Arkansas, in a December 2nd decision (“Order”) determined loan guarantees by […]
Arkansas Democrat Gazette The judge rulesBy Mike Masterson U.S. District Judge D. Price Marshall has ruled two federal agencies clearly violated their own regulations and environmental laws by guaranteeing $3.6 million in loans that allowed the controversial C&H Hog Farms to take root in the Buffalo National River watershed at […]
Arkansas Times Hog manure talks; environmentalists walk on Buffalo River protection rulePosted By Max Brantley on Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 11:07 AM A report from the scene indicates supporters of a rule to ban more medium and large concentrated hog feeding operations in the Buffalo River watershed faced a […]
Judge says hog farm loans illegal; Orders environmental study Posted: Wednesday, December 3, 2014 5:00 pmBy DAVID HOLSTED [email protected] In a decision that was lauded by several environment groups, a district judge has ruled that federal agencies illegally guaranteed loans for a factory hog farm in the Buffalo River watershed. The […]
Greenwire Federal loan for Ark. hog farm violated NEPA, judge rules Tiffany Stecker, E&E reporterPublished: Wednesday, December 3, 2014 A federal judge ruled yesterday that the Department of Agriculture and the Small Business Administration violated environmental laws by providing $3.6 million in federal loans to a sprawling hog farm in […]
Politico JUDGE: TWO USDA AGENCIES ILLEGALLY GUARANTEED LOANS: A U.S. District Court Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas has ruled that two federal agencies, the USDA Farm Service Agency and the U.S. Small Business Administration, guaranteed loans to an industrial hog farm that potentially adversely impacted the environment surrounding […]
Court Finds Federal Agencies Ignored NEPA In Guaranteeing Loans For Hog Farm Above Buffalo National RiverSubmitted by Kurt Repanshek on December 3, 2014 – 2:09am A federal judge has blocked loan guarantees for a commercial hog operation upstream of the Buffalo River until thorough environmental reviews are conducted./State of ArkansasFederal loan […]
Arkansas Times Judge enjoins federal loan guarantees for Buffalo River watershed hog farmPosted By Max Brantley on Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 5:16 PM Federal Judge Price Marshall ruled today in Little Rock that two federal agencies hadn’t done an adequate environmental assessment before guaranteeing $3.6 million in loans for […]