Arkansasonline MIKE MASTERSON: A needless lawAct 10 redundantBy Mike Masterson Our new state law, Act 10 of the Second Extraordinary Session of 2018, which limits when the public can comment on permits previously issued to farms (animal factories), wasn’t necessary because it needlessly codified existing Department of Environmental Quality regulations. […]
Environment notebook By Emily Walkenhorst Hog farm allowedmore time for plan Owners of a medium-size hog farm in Newton County that was taken to court last year by the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality have until July 1 to finish clearing their stacking barns and submit a nutrient management plan, a […]
Eureka Springs Independent Feeding the world’ at the peril of the food chain March 21, 2018 For those feeling helpless and hopeless about the special interests that seem to have taken over our democracy, remember the right to vote continues to be our best and most effective weapon. To make […]
Harrison Daily Times Marion County JPS table resolution supporting hog farm By GEORGE HOLCOMB [email protected] Mar 20, 2018 YELLVILLE — The Marion County Quorum Court discussed a resolution supporting C&H Hog Farm in Newton County. The justices decided to table the question for further study, and will revisit the issue […]
New names called for Should the state Legislature pass, and the governor sign, the legislative end run around the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality permit appeal filed by C&H Hog Farms, I would then suggest that the “Natural State” change its motto to “The Pig Manure State” (expletive modified), and […]
I have been following the fiasco regarding the C&H Hog Farms permit from the beginning. Mike Masterson with the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette has written several columns regarding this misplaced hog farm that is polluting the Buffalo National River. It seems the Department of Environmental Quality did not follow many of its own rules […]
Explanation of karst This writer is a retired engineer peacefully living out his life on rural acreage near Mena. I have no dog in the hog farm hunt, nor do I belong to any environmental groups. But I have had considerable firsthand experience in dealing with underlying karst formations when […]
For that stinkin’ bill I’d like to propose a rider to the bill sponsored by Rep. Jeff Wardlaw and Sen. Gary Stubblefield that would limit public comment on environmental permits on large-scale hog farms like the one C&H Hog Farms is operating in the Buffalo River watershed. That rider would […]
Animal farm bills advance at state Capitol By Emily Walkenhorst Posted: March 15, 2018 at 4:30 a.m. NWAOnline Thomas Metthe Credit: Arkansas Democrat-GazetteState Sen. Joyce Elliott gestures Wednesday that she would like to speak against Senate Bill 8, a measure to amend a state law concerning modification and review of permits […]
Listen to the story here: Arkansas Public Media Bill To Limit Challenges To Hog Farms Awaits Final Vote By SARAH WHITES-KODITSCHEK/ ARKANSAS PUBLIC MEDIA • MAR 15, 2018 A bill is up for vote by the general assembly that would protect hog farmers from lawsuits for certain environmental issues once their waste […]
Listen to KUAF Arkansas Legislature Relaxing State Animal Waste Agri Permitting By JACQUELINE FROELICH • MAR 15, 2018 The fate of C&H Hog Farms, a controversial industrial swine breeding facility federally permitted five years ago to operate six miles upstream of the Buffalo National River, was at the center of an extraordinary Arkansas legislative […]
Listen here: KOLR 10 TV Hog Farm Controversy Amid New Bill By: Chrystal Blair March 14, 2018 LITTLEROCK, Ark.– The Arkansas legislature approved a different version of a proposed bill, limiting public comments regarding state animal farm permits. Some opponents of the controversial C & H Hog Farm in Mount Judea […]
MIKE MASTERSON: Legally allowed Endless leakage By Mike Masterson Posted: March 13, 2018 at 4:30 a.m. NWAOnline As C&H Hog Farms appeals the denial of a new, revised permit in the Buffalo National River watershed, the state approved that swine factory’s two lagoons to continue leaking up to 5,000 gallons of […]
Hog-farm permit bill moves to full Arkansas House Measure restricts public comments By Emily Walkenhorst and M Posted: March 14, 2018 at 4:30 a.m. An Arkansas House committee approved with no dissent Tuesday a bill that would ensure limitations to what the public can comment on regarding state animal-farm permits […]
The Republic Arkansas liquid waste rule change troubles environmentalists By KELLY P. KISSEL – nn 3/13/18 3:48 PM LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Environmentalists fear a proposed Arkansas law that would prohibit new complaints against animal waste permits previously authorized by the state will gut their their effort to fight a farm that […]
Arkansasonline Personalizing our laws By Mike Masterson Posted: March 10, 2018 at 2:44 a.m. After reading that Farm Bureau-pushed draft bill in search of legislative supporters that would benefit C&H Hog Farms, I’ve been thinking. And yes, that is in fact responsible for the odor of burning rubber you’ve been smelling […]
Arkansas Times Another plea for protecting the Buffalo River Posted By Max Brantley on Wed, Mar 7, 2018 at 12:25 PM A coalition of environmental and grassroots groups joined in a letter to legislators today to resist a proposal circulating to override a state decision not to grant a newpermit for a factory hog feeding operation […]
Listen to the broadcast here: KUAR Radio Proposed Legislation Could Serve As Boon For Controversial Hog Farm, Environmentalists Say By DANIEL BREEN A handful of Arkansas environmental advocacy groups are seeking to block legislation from being considered that could allow a controversial hog farm to keep operating. Newton County-based C&H Hog […]
Capitol Press USDA farm loans vulnerable to environmental lawsuits Environmental attorneys say that USDA loans to “factory farms” are a potential target for lawsuits. Mateusz Perkowski Capital Press Lawsuits opposing the construction of “factory farms,” according to environmental Follow link above to read full story.
Arkansas Times Sign up to protect the Buffalo River Posted By Max Brantley on Tue, Mar 6, 2018 at 6:51 AM The Arkansas Citizens First Congress has an on-line petition drive fast gaining momentum to oppose industry legislative efforts to protect a factory hog feeding operation in the watershed of the Buffalo River. As we’ve written previously, the Arkansas Farm Bureau is […]