It’s the politics, stupid By Mike Masterson I was visiting the other day with a former employee of the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (cough) about that controversial hog factory the agency wrongheadedly permitted to set up shop two years ago in our treasured Buffalo National River watershed. He offered an […]
Fit to be fried A new complaint By Mike Masterson Posted: September 27, 2015 at 2:03 a.m. The Buffalo River Watershed Alliance is, well, fit to be fried over the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality’s (cough) failure to fully monitor the misplaced Newton County hog factory in the Buffalo National River […]
Toxic CAFOs What’s in the water By Mike Masterson Posted: September 22, 2015 at 2:19 a.m. The good folks of Arkansas are by no means alone with concerns over the treasured Buffalo National River being contaminated by hog waste from a large factory farm like the hundreds that have replaced traditional […]
Arkansas Times Group presses state for action on Buffalo watershed hog farm Posted By Max Brantley on Tue, Sep 22, 2015 at 1:35 PM The Buffalo River Watershed Alliance continues to press the state Department of Environmental Quality for action on the hog farm in Mount Judea on a tributary of the Buffalo River. In a letter to department director Becky […]
Farm Bureau ‘whereases’ By Mike Masterson Posted: September 18, 2015 at 1:54 a.m.n Occasionally I’ll read something that sets my head to shaking left, then right, and I’ll mumble, “you gotta be kidding!”n It happened again last week after receiving a copy of resolutions conceived by the Newton County Farm Bureau […]
Read the whole story here: CAFO’s: The facts about factory farms John Ikerdjohnikerd.comSun, 13 Sep 2015 21:12 UTC Comment: The economics of CAFOs: There are approximately 15,000 CAFOs in the US, which raise 50% of all animals used for our food. The largest food processors hold the greatest share of the […]
Eureka Springs Independent Five-year ban approved no hog factories on the Buffalo River Work to close existing facility continues Becky GilletteWednesday, September 09, 2015 Supporters celebrated a significant victory last week when the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission approved a five-year ban on permits for new factory hogs farms […]
Okay, but …n’Hognitive’ dissonanceBy Mike MastersonI’m no psychologist, yet it strikes me our state is roiling in a state of cognitive (I prefer hognitive) dissonance when it comes to the controversial and divisive C&H Hog Farms it allowed into the Buffalo National River watershed.I’ll explain. First off, our state in […]
Arkansas Times Group says new hog farm environmental review flawed Posted By Max Brantley on Fri, Sep 4, 2015 at 1:00 PM A new environmental assessment of the C and H factory hog farm in the Buffalo River watershed is “significantly flawed.” So says theBuffalo River Coalition, which is fighting the waste-producing operation in the pollution susceptible […]
Hog Factory Threatens Fish and Wildlife on Buffalo River – National Wildlife Federation National Wildlife Federation 9/3/2015 // By Kelly Wagner In a natural wonderland in northwestern Arkansas, the Buffalo National Scenic River runs through picturesque terrain that serves as a home to a number of endangered species, including the Gray Bat. […]
Arkansasonline Between the lines: Few pigs, sooieeState gives ban on farms near Buffalo River a five-year tryBy Brenda Blagg There will be no more medium and large hog farms permitted in the Buffalo National River watershed for at least the next five years.The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission approved […]
Newton County Times Five year ban on new CAFOs in Buffalo watershed Posted: Monday, August 31, 2015 4:00 pm Staff report | 0 comments Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission adopted last week changes to its regulations that will prohibit new permits for large swine facilities in the Buffalo River Watershed. The Arkansas […]
Arkansasonline Environment notebook Equipment testing stalled at hog site Cargill officials have yet to move forward with planned testing of vaporizing equipment at a Conway County hog facility. Mike Martin, a spokesman for Cargill’s pork division, said the company does not yet have an estimated arrival date for the vaporizing […]
Arkansasonline Panel’s OK enacts ban on Buffalo hog farmsBy Emily Walkenhorst New medium or large hog farms are now banned for the next five years in the Buffalo National River’s watershed, under an Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission vote approving the ban Friday.No commissioners opposed the ban, which […]
Arkansasonline Legislative Council signs off on watershed hog-farm ban By Michael R. Wickline This article was published today at 3:36 a.m. A proposed five-year ban on new medium and large hog farms in the Buffalo National River watershed cleared the Arkansas Legislative Council on Friday, after an unsuccessful bid by state […]
Arkansasnews.com Lawmakers OK hog farm moratorium, prison funds A By John LyonArkansas News [email protected] LITTLE ROCK — After some debate, the Arkansas Legislative Council on Friday approved a proposed five-year moratorium on new hog farms in the Buffalo National River watershed. The panel also approved a proposal by Gov. Asa […]
Arkansasonline Squealin’ over hog factory By Mike Masterson Gordon Watkins of Parthenon likely isn’t a happy camper after poring over environmental watchdog data gathered by the University of Arkansas. As president of the Buffalo River Watershed Alliance, he’s filed a formal complaint with Becky Keogh, the director of our […]
Bloomberg News The EPA Doesn’t Know How to Deal With 300 Million Tons of Animal Poop The EPA delays promised rules to control the waste Mark Drajem August 20, 2015 — 10:00 AM CDT Share on FaShare on Twitter Don’t Miss Out — Follow Bloomberg On Share on FacebookShare on Twitter Rene […]
Arkansasonline 5-year hog-farm ban passes legislative test It goes to commission for final say By Emily Walkenhorst This article was published today at 4:05 a.m. Updated today at 4:05 a.m. A proposed five-year ban on new medium and large hog farms in the Buffalo National River watershed cleared its […]
North Carolina Health News Clock Ticking as EPA Prepares Response Over Hog Pollution AUGUST 18, 2015 by EDITOR in ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, FEATURED, PUBLIC HEALTH,RURAL HEALTH with 0 COMMENTS Environmentalists want to clean up North Carolina’s hog farms. To do so, they’re calling on the federal government, which could withhold state funds. By Gabe Rivin The EPA’s 180 days […]