Permit denial for Arkansas hog farm to get hearing Owners, state to weigh in ahead of full trial in August By Emily Walkenhorst Posted: April 30, 2018 at 4:30 a.m. NWAOnline A hearing this morning will give parties a chance to make their arguments about whether C&H Hog Farms was improperly […]
Plaintiffs Awarded $50 Million in Landmark Smithfield Hog Nuisance Case by Erica Hellerstein April 26, 2018 In a landmark decision, the jury ruling on the first of twenty-six nuisance cases against pork-producer Murphy-Brown LLC awarded the plaintiffs damages of more than $50 million. The case, which went to the jury yesterday […]
Arkansasonline MIKE MASTERSON: Rootin’ for a permit Back on Buffalo By Mike Masterson This article was published April 24, 2018 at 4:30 a.m. After appealing the state’s denial of a Regulation 5 permit in the Buffalo National River watershed, owners of C&H Hog Farms are trying to cover their interests by […]
Group studying ways to protect waters in Arkansas 6 people will advise agency on how to implement policy By Emily Walkenhorst Posted: April 23, 2018 at 4:30 a.m. NWAOnline A focus group of six people has begun studying how the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality should implement its policy to protect […]
Arkansas Times Hog farm near Buffalo River, operating on expired permit, files application for new type of permit Posted By David Ramsey on Wed, Apr 18, 2018 at 7:14 AM C&H Hog Farms, the concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) near the Buffalo River that fattens pigs for slaughter for a Brazilian meat processing conglomerate, isn’t going […]
Arkansasonline Hog farm applies for different permit C&H submits documents in hopes of gaining 5-year operating license from state By Emily Walkenhorst A Newton County hog farm is continuing its fight to keep operating near the Buffalo River. C&H Hog Farms has submitted application documents for a different type of operating […]
MIKE MASTERSON: Public events coming; back the Buffalo By Mike Masterson Posted: April 3, 2018 at 4:30 a.m. NWAOnline As readers of this space know all too well, as with many, I am an unapologetic (some say fervent) supporter of protecting and preserving our country’s first national river. The spectacular Buffalo […]