UA hog study Speaking of bacon, it’s time to decide if our state will cough up a few hundred thousand more tax dollars so the University of Arkansas geosciences folks can continue monitoring that hog factory our state allowed into the precious Buffalo National River watershed back in 2012.Former Gov. […]
http://www.nwaonline.com/news/2015/jan/20/douglas-bill-would-exempt-academic-stud/ Douglas’ Bill would exempt academic studies from FOIBy Doug ThompsonPosted: January 20, 2015 at 1 a.m. Research data gathered by state colleges and universities would be exempt from disclosure under the state Freedom of Information Act until the project involved is finished if a new bill becomes law. Research […]
Northwest Arkansas-Democrat Gazette Funds, future unsure for UA’s Big Creek hog-farm studyBy Emily WalkenhorstPosted: January 17, 2015 at 1 a.m. A University of Arkansas study on the impact of C&H Hog Farms on the Buffalo River’s watershed is running out of money, and no plan is yet in place to […]
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Federal judge rules against Washington state dairy, says manure pollution threatens waterArticle by: NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS , Associated Press Updated: January 15, 2015 SPOKANE, Wash. — A federal judge has ruled that a large industrial dairy in eastern Washington has polluted drinking water through its application, storage and management of […]