Arkansas Times Federal agencies find “no significant impact” to hog farm near Buffalo River, alarming environmental groups Posted By David Ramsey on Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 3:48 PM A coalition of environmental and community groups is expressing frustration with the “finding of no significant impact” by federal agencies regarding C&H Hog Farm, the 6,500-hog facility […]
Arkansas Online Impaired waterbodies Missed deadline By Mike Masterson This article was published today at 2:08 a.m. Meanwhile, back along the majestic Buffalo National River, one of our state’s brightest jewels for recreation and tourism. Kevin Cheri, superintendent of the Buffalo River National Park Service office at Harrison, in October sent […]
Arkansas Times Environmental groups criticize ADEQ for failing to put Big Creek, near C&H Hog Farm, on “impaired waters” list Posted By David Ramsey on Mon, Feb 1, 2016 at 7:13 PM Environmental and community groups worried about the impact of C&H Hog Farm, a 6,500 hog operation near the Big Creek tributary to the Buffalo National River, […]
NEWS RELEASE: January 29, 2016 CONTACTS: Dr. John Van Brahana, 479-236-1347, [email protected] (for comments on science) Gordon Watkins, President, Buffalo River Watershed Alliance, 870-446-5783, [email protected] (concerned northern Arkansas resident) Hannah Chang, Earthjustice, 212-845-7382, [email protected] (for legal questions) Thomas J. Aley, PHG & PGnn , Senior Hydrogeologist, (417) 785-4289, [email protected] (for supporting comments on science) LINK TO ONLINE PRESS RELEASE & BUFFALO RIVER COALITION […]
Arkansas Times Comment period ends on controversial environmental assessment of hog farm near Buffalo River Posted By David Ramsey on Fri, Jan 29, 2016 at 2:06 PM The latest from the ongoing battle over the C&H Hog Farm in Mt. Judea, near the Big Creek tributary to the Buffalo National River: The public comment period ended today for a […]
The Free Weekly Comment Period Extended for River Assessment Posted by Nick Brothers | January 21, 2016 Citizens concerned about pollution regarding the C&H Hog Farm near Big Creek in Mt. Judea, Ark., have a little more time to raise their concerns about the recent environmental assessment by two federal agencies of the facility. […]
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette January 12, 2016 NWA LETTERS Posted: January 12, 2016 at 1 a.m. · Hog farm assessment raises questions The latest environmental assessment, or EA, regarding the 6,500-hog factory in the Buffalo River’s watershed generates more questions than answers. The EA states: “Application of wastes to fields […]
Amazing pig-poop poofer By Mike Masterson Posted: January 2, 2016 at 2:06 a.m. It made my heart race even faster when I heard that the controversial hog factory our state so wrongheadedly misplaced in the Buffalo National River watershed is testing revolutionary swine-waste-vaporizing equipment. Just maybe, instead of regularly dumping […]