See link for full story and videos from The Center for Investigative Reporting website http://www.revealnews.org/article/north-carolinians-say-expansion-of-chinese-owned-pig-farms-stinks/
This link is to an 8-minute report by Jacqueline Froelich for an Ozarks-At-Large segment on KUAF public radio, Fayetteville, AR http://kuaf.com/post/monitoring-buffalo-river-swine
The Institute for Southern Studies Koch Industries tops list of water polluters spending big on politics With corporate interests mobilizing to kill the Environmental Protection Agency’s plans to restore Clean Water Act safeguards to thousands of waterways across the nation, an environmental advocacy group is shining a spotlight on major […]
Business InsiderThe secretive Cargill family has 14 billionaires thanks to an agricultural empire — more than any other clan on earth DRAKE BAER MAR. 2, 2015, Cargill is the largest privately held company in the US. The Minnesota-based agriculture giant has 75 businesses employing 143,000 people in 67 countries. In […]
Arkansas democrat Gazette Columnists:Best check records To ‘assume’ makes . . . you knowBy Mike Masterson Steve Valentine of Mount Judea was fit to be hog-tied when he discovered a wooden platform on his property at the convergence of Dry Creek and Big Creek not far from the controversial C&H […]
Arkansas Democrat Gazette Relevant findingsSwine and health By Mike Masterson I concede that the Ozarks of Northwest Arkansas are not located in the similar verdant hills of North Carolina. I’ll agree the climates of each state can differ, especially considering we are landlocked while eastern North Carolina has a scenic […]
Environmental Health News Pig poop fouling North Carolina streams; state permitting questioned. Streams near large factory pig farms have high levels of bacteria. Health groups are raising a stink. February 18, 2015 Brian BienkowskiEnvironmental Health News Few people know the pig business like North Carolina’s Don Webb. Webb raised pigs […]
Arkansas Online Environmental notebook By Emily WalkenhorstThis article was published February 17, 2015 at 2:42 a.m. Agencies appeal ruling on hog farm The federal agencies that backed loans made to C&H Hog Farms in Newton County formally filed an appeal in the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday against a […]
Water, air quality concerns heighten conflict with pig farms Emery Dalesio Posted: Monday, February 16, 2015 9:47 am | Updated: 1:05 pm, Mon Feb 16, 2015.Associated Press | DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Modern meat production, in which thousands of animals are packed into barns for concentrated feeding operations, has […]
Newton County Times Big Creek Research and Extension Team releases 4th quarterly report Posted: Saturday, February 14, 2015 2:00 pmArkansas Extension Service | 0 comments Fast Facts:n• Big Creek team releases its four quarterly reportn• Bacterial spikes reported upstream, downstream from farmn• Researchers say longer term monitoring is neededn• Report […]
PRweb US FEDERAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATIONUS Federal Contractor RegistrationWashington D.C. (PRWEB) February 11, 2015 The United States Federal Government as of 02/9/2015 has 111 open solicitations in Arkansas where they are currently seeking out properly registered government contractors. According to FedBizOpps (FBO) and USASpending, the Federal Government awarded 8,726 contracts in […]
Arkansas Democrat Gazette Bad news for riverBy Mike Masterson National Park Service scientists and UA geosciences professor emeritus John Van Brahana have collaborated on a revealing report that details reason for concern over increasing water contamination in the Buffalo National River watershed.The extensive report goes into detail about declining oxygen […]
Arkansas Times * ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY: Becky Keogh will take over for an interim director who succeeded Teresa Marks. A former deputy director of the department, she recently has been regulatory and environment manager for BHP Billiton, the energy giant, in Houston. Hutchinson noted her experience as both […]
Arkansas Democrat Gazette Nutrient trading’ for watersheds proposed in House bill By Emily Walkenhorst A bill in the Arkansas House of Representatives would enable organizations to trade nutrients they discharge into a watershed with another organization in exchange for money or some other service.Springdale Water Utilities Director Heath Ward, a supporter of […]
http://www.eenews.net/stories/1060012454 Court backs EPA, greens in CAFO privacy lawsuitTiffany Stecker, E&E reporterGreenwire: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 A federal judge ruled for U.S. EPA yesterday in a lawsuit filed by agribusinesses angry about the agency providing information on large livestock farms to environmentalists. U.S. District Judge Ann Montgomery for the District […]
Groups sue EPA over animal confinement air pollutionDonnelle Eller, [email protected] 7:55 p.m. CST January 28, 2015n- Evidence is mounting that large animal-confinement operations are polluting the air and hurting public health, according to two lawsuits filed Wednesday that could have broad ramifications for Iowa, the nation’s largest pork producer. A coalition […]
Arkansas Democrat Gazette Publication:Arkansas Democrat-Gazette NW; Date:Jan 27, 2015; Section:Editorial; Page Number:7B Good news for us?A judge rules Mike Masterson Afederal judge in Washington state ruled earlier this month on a case that likely sets a national precedent for preserving the cleanliness of our own state’s natural waters and streams […]
Arkansas Democrat GazetteEditorial: Legislature should fund Buffalo River water studyLegislature should fund Buffalo River water studyPosted: January 26, 2015 at 1:32 a.m. In the debate over operation of a large hog farm near the Buffalo National River, supporters of the agricultural operation and those who fear its impact on the environment […]
Arkansas Democrat Gazette An unnecessary bill Keep data open Mike Masterson Rep. Dan Douglas, R-Bentonville, may have good intentions in wanting to exempt academic research data as it’s being gathered by state universities from provisions of the state’s Freedom of Information Act.But his recently introduced House Bill 1080 is, in […]
Huffington Post Farms Can Be Held Liable For Pollution From Manure, U.S. Federal Court Rules By Ayesha Rascoe WASHINGTON, Jan 16 (Reuters) – A U.S. federal court has ruled for the first time that manure from livestock facilities can be regulated as solid waste, a decision hailed by environmentalists as […]