Monthly Archives: June 2015


Extend that ban By Mike Masterson

On the Buffalo Extend that ban By Mike Masterson This article was published June 30, 2015 at 3:13 a.m. Now comes an amended proposal from Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Arkansas environmental groups that would turn a ban on all future medium and large hog factories in the Buffalo National River into […]


USGS Study Shows That Pollution from Hog and Poultry Operations has Significant Impacts – Waterkeeper

USGS Study Shows That Pollution from Hog and Poultry Operations has Significant Impacts on North Carolina’s Waterways Waterkeeper Alliance Posted on June 23 2015 by Maia Raposo Today, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) released a thorough, multi-yearstudy addressing impacts from concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) on water quality in North Carolina. The results of the study, […]


Clean Water Rule protects national parks – The Hill

June 12, 2015, 12:30 pm Clean Water Rule protects national parks  By Maureen Finnerty The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers have released a new rule to re-extend protections of the Clean Water Act to the headwater streams and wetlands that provide drinking water for one in […]