Yearly Archives: 2015


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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 […]


Tribute on the river By Mike Masterson

Tribute on the riverBy Mike Masterson Low, fast-moving rain clouds punctuated by intermittent showers couldn’t keep nearly 100 people and Channel 10 television from Springfield, Mo., from attending the memorial rally and float for the late 3rd District Rep. John Paul Hammerschmidt along the Buffalo National River near Pruitt last […]


Groups apply for fees in hog suit – Democrat Gazette

 Groups apply for fees in hog suit After filing, joint request made to halt more materials By Arkansas Democrat-Gazette    Attorneys for the Buffalo River Watershed Alliance and other environmental groups applied for $370,510 in attorneys fees this week in the lawsuit the groups filed against the U.S. Department of […]


Victory for Yakima Valley Residents v. Dairy CAFO

Victory for Yakima Valley Residents v. Dairy CAFOLaw of the Fork and Farm Blog ” The plaintiff’s lawsuit is ground-breaking insofar as it is the first RCRA citizen suit against a CAFO to come this far(previous citizen suits against CAFO pollution have focused on the Clean Water and Clear Air Acts, for […]


Memorial Sunday – Mike Masterson

  Memorial Sundaynn by Mike Masterson If you have nothing else planned for May 24 and would enjoy a rewarding and unforgettable afternoon in an idyllic setting for Memorial Day weekend, you might consider joining me and the Ozark River Stewards along the scenic Buffalo National River.They’ve planned a tribute […]


Department of Justice Drops Appeal of Federal Ruling – KUAF

Listen to the KUAF Radio broadcast here Department of Justice Drops Appeal of Federal Ruling Against Ozarks Swine CAFO Financials By JACQUELINE FROELICH The U.S. Department of Justice has withdrawn an appeal challenging a federal court decision finding that millions of dollars in federal loan guarantees backing an industrial swine breeding […]


Uncle John at rest By Mike Masterson

 Uncle John at rest By Mike MastersonPosted: May 5, 2015 at 2:22 a.m.nn Standing in Harrison’s sun-dappled Maplewood Cemetery, where I’ve long paid scores of visits to the engraved marble headstones of those gone, it still seemed surrealistic to watch the ashes of my late uncle, John Paul Hammerschmidt, laid to […]


Critical habitat designation smaller than proposed; 2 mussels endangered, threatened – Harrison Daily Times

Harrison Daily Times  Critical habitat designation smaller than proposed; 2 mussels endangered, threatened Posted: Friday, May 1, 2015 7:15 am | Staff Report [email protected] |  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has dedicated more than 1,900 miles of river in 12 states as critical habitat for two types of freshwater mussels, but the area […]


Buffalo basin’s hog-farm ban extended – Democrat Gazette

Democrat Gazette Buffalo basin’s hog-farm ban extended 3rd 180-day freeze OK’d; bid for a permanent one to get governor’s input By Emily Walkenhorst  This article was published today at 3:26 a.m. Updated April 24, 2015 at 10:03 p.m. The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission approved a third 180-day ban on […]


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