Arkansas Democrat-Gazette MIKE MASTERSON: On the Buffalo By Mike Masterson Drilling to start Harbor Environmental of Little Rock will get the state contract to drill beneath at least one of the massive waste lagoons at C&H Hog Farms. I’m withholding any festive hooting until this latest move, supposedly to protect our […]
Harrison Daily Times Standing on ‘holey’ ground; Hydrogeologist talks about the Buffalo River Posted: Sunday, July 24, 2016 7:00 am | By David HOLSTED [email protected] |0 comments PONCA — For Dr. Van Brahana, nothing beats the smell of a good rock. “I sniff rocks,” he said, then in response to the giggles and chuckles around […]
Arkansasonline LR firm chosen to drill under pig farm’s ponds By Emily Walkenhorst The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality this week selected a contractor for a drilling project on a hog farm in Newton County, Chief Deputy Director Julie Chapman said Friday. Harbor Environmental of Little Rock will conduct the study, […]
NWA editorial: Testing the waters State plans more study of farm, impact on Buffalo By NWA Democrat-Gazette Posted: July 6, 2016 at 1 a.m. The canoeists angled for the bank as soon as they’d emerged from the fast-moving waters. Unlike some of the earlier adventures through the river’s quicker-paced but […]
Arkansasonline Email timeline Waste or clay? By Mike Masterson In March 2015, the University of Arkansas’ Division of Agriculture’s Big Creek Research and Extension Team retained Oklahoma State University geology professor and hydrologist Todd Halihan and associate Jon Fields to perform electrical resistivity imaging studies on waste spray fields used by […]
KSMU Radio What Lies Beneath?n By BART ANDERS • JUN 16, 2016 With its rolling hills, rivers and caves, the Ozarks is full of natural beauty. But the landscape does not come without risks. Dr. Van Brahana, a hydrogeologist and professor emeritus with the University of Arkansas, will lead a workshop at the […]
Think progress.org 5 Big Meat Companies Produce A Combined 162 Million Tons Of Manure Each Year BY NATASHA GEILING JUN 30, 2016 The consolidation of animal agriculture has allowed American agribusiness to produce huge amounts of cheap meat at an astonishing rate. But that access to cheap meat comes at a cost: millions of […]