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 […]