Letter to the Editor Cotton not standing up for state water protection I cannot express my deep disappointment in Tom Cotton’s vote to roll back the Clean Water rule, and in his position on health care, leaving Arkansas’ rural families afraid for their futures. His decisions will make Arkansas poorer, […]
EPA at last approves impaired-waters list By Emily Walkenhorst Posted: July 30, 2017 at 3 a.m. NWAOnline The long-delayed federal approval of Arkansas’ list of impaired water bodies adds and removes numerous water bodies, allowing some to be deprioritized and others to be considered for more rigorous study for the first […]
NWAOnline Hog farm finds tolerance, disdain C&H, operating in watershed since 2013, seeks new permit EMILY WALKENHORSTARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/MITCHELL PE MASILUN Sharon Pierce of Mount Judea stands over Big Creek near its confluence with the Buffalo River. Pierce, who taught the owners of C&H Hog Farms in school, said she […]
Arkansas Times EPA chief Pruitt in Arkansas pushing end to clean air and water rules Posted By Max Brantley on Thu, Jul 20, 2017 at 12:05 PM EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt was in Little Rock today and touted his effort to loosen clean air and water rules at a meeting at the Don and Randal Tyson Conference Center […]
Undisputed jewel Buffalo’s worth By Mike Masterson Posted: July 16, 2017 at 1:48 a.m NWAOnline My affection and concern for the welfare of our Buffalo National River, the first so designated in the country back in 1972, is redundantly apparent to readers. We have what no other state does in this […]
Can’t pick just one Memorable career By Mike Masterson Posted: July 1, 2017 at 2:11 a.m. I was asked the other day which among a career of stories I consider most memorable. That proved more difficult than expected once I began to reflect across 46 years. For instance, there was the […]