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 […]
Arkansasonline Fran Alexander: This land is whose land? Congress, White House look to shed federal protections By Fran Alexander Posted: June 20, 2017 “National parks are the best idea we ever had. Absolutely American, absolutely democratic, they reflect us at our best rather than our worst.” — Wallace Stegner, 1983 If […]
Fecal Microbes Found In Kewaunee County Wells Raise Concerns About Dairy Manure, Septic Waste Tests Show Waste From Cattle Contaminates Majority of Wells, Especially After Rainfall Or Snowmelt Coburn Dukehart Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism June 8, 2017
Arkansasonline Buffalo Baptism by Mike Masterson June 3, 2017 Arkansas Democrat Gazette Jason Henson of Newton County told a civic club his C&H Hog Farm is operating as designed in the Buffalo National River watershed, and the Department of Environmental Quality (wheeze) makes sure it does. That’s the state agency […]
Farmers protect environment for future; Hog farm co-owner addresses questions By JAMES L. WHITE [email protected] Harrison Daily Times – Harrison, Arkansas Posted: Tuesday, May 30, 2017 7:00 am | Updated: 7:04 am, Tue May 30, 2017. Jason Henson, co-owner of C&H Hog Farm near Mt. Judea, recently spoke to the Harrison […]
Meat giant JBS says bribes greased path to explosive growth By Gerson Freitas Jr., Tatiana Freitas and Jeff Wilson Bloomberg News When beef tycoons Joesley and Wesley Batista sat down with Brazilian prosecutors last month and told them all they knew about the corruption scandal known as Carwash, they also […]
Arkansasonline If Buffalo Flounders Legacy at risk By Mike Masterson Posted: May 21, 2017 at 1:43 a.m. I’ve known and respected Gov. Asa Hutchinson for decades, ever since he occupied the 3rd District seat held for 13 terms by my late uncle John Paul Hammerschmidt of Harrison. To me and […]
MIKE MASTERSON: Woes elsewhere Tracking ‘pig2bac’ By Mike Masterson Posted: May 16, 2017 at 4:30 a.m. A story by Brian Bienkowski appearing in Environmental Health News says bacteria spread from industrial hog factories (like the one our Department of Environmental Quality [wheeze] permitted into our Buffalo National River watershed) is contaminating […]
Arkansas Democrat Gazette Letter to Editor No experiments here Mike Masterson’s recent column, “Science, not emotion,” got me to thinking about concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) and the use of built-in wastewater treatment plants to convert raw liquid swine manure into treated waste. I imagine that proponents of this sort […]
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/news/2017/may/hog-poop-bacteria-from-big-nc-farms-taints-nearby-homes#.WRWoNX46w3M.email Hog poop bacteria from big NC farms taints nearby homes. n. May 11, 2017 By Brian Bienkowski Environmental Health News Bacteria from large-scale industrial hog farms in North Carolina are contaminating the homes, lawns and air of nearby private homes, according to new evidence. The bacteria, called pig2bac, are a marker […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Jessie J. Green, 870.577.5071, [email protected] Maia Raposo, Director of Communications & Marketing, Waterkeeper Alliance: [email protected]; 212.747.0622 ext. 116 White River Waterkeeper: Newly Formed Environmental Group to Patrol and Protect the White River and its’ tributaries. The Waterkeeper Alliance Board of Directors has approved the White River Waterkeeper organization. […]
Teresa talks science Teresa Turk, a marine biologist and researcher dedicated to protecting the Buffalo National River, spoke at the Harrison library last week where she outlined the latest scientific findings about water-quality studies along the river and a major tributary, Big Creek, that flows alongside the controversial C&H Hog […]
Not going swimming I read with interest the comment of Jack Boles of Hasty. Like Mr. Boles, I have enjoyed the beauty and tranquility of the Buffalo River for many years (60+). I also appreciate any efforts of Governor Hutchinson to protect the river; but there must be more! It […]
Science, not emotion By Mike Masterson Posted: April 29, 2017 at 2:08 a.m. NWAOnline John Ikerd, an internationally respected respected University of Missouri professor emeritus of agricultural economics, has significant points to make about the realities of concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs). I call them corporate-supported meat factories such as the […]
Cows, chickens taint Shenandoah River with E. coli By SARAH RANKIN, ASSOCIATED PRESS RICHMOND, Va. — Apr 26, 2017 Excessive livestock manure from millions of turkeys, chickens and cows in Virginia is making its way into the Shenandoah River, polluting the scenic waterway with unsafe levels of E. coli, according to a […]