Residents weigh in on state environmental regulators’ waters proposal Status of Buffalo a main concern By Emily Walkenhorst Posted: September 30, 2018 at 4:30 a.m.Updated: September 30, 2018 at 3:49 a.m. State environmental regulators’ draft list of impaired-water bodies doesn’t provide justification for not listing certain waters and won’t protect certain […]
MASTERSON ONLINE: One toxic ‘soup’ By Mike Masterson Posted: September 29, 2018 at 2:27 a.m. If veteran North Carolina environmental writer Elizabeth Ouzts wanted to know the latest developments on the C&H Hog Farms operation in our Buffalo National River watershed, I could help bring her up to speed. I’ve equally […]
An environmental lesson from hurricane country I guess it doesn’t matter that South Carolina and North Carolina are drowning in pig after the hurricane roared through. We don’t live there, so why should we worry about it? It’s just another saga of money-grubbing pig crap lovers vs. the natural beauty […]
Eurekas Springs Independent ADEQ acknowledging impact of hogs on Buffalo Becky Gillette September 26, 2018 Decreased water quality and algae blooms on the Buffalo National River this summer have caused concerns to opponents of a 6,503-head hog farm operated by C&H near Big Creek about six miles from where it […]
MASTERSON ONLINE: More Buffalo science By Mike Masterson Posted: September 22, 2018 at 2:32 a.m. A highly respected aquatic biologist and water-quality hydrologist who spent his distinguished career studying Ozark streams for the U.S. Geological Survey, examined four years of data collected by the research team monitoring C&H Hog Farms. And, […]
Channel 5 News Algae Concerns On The Buffalo River Addressed In Meeting POSTED 11:01 PM, SEPTEMBER 20, 2018, BY MEAGAN JOHNSON Fayetteville (KFSM) — Some environmentalists worry that the Buffalo River could soon be taken over by algae. The Buffalo River Watershed Alliance held a meeting Thursday (Sept. 20) to discuss the […]
Desecration of river After reading your article on the front page of the Arkansas section Tuesday, “State notice on hog farm issued,” I am confused. More information is needed. We, the ones who need to comment, need the email address, phone number and address of the meeting! I am very opposed to […]
Read the full article on this recent peer-reviewed study by Duke University in the North Carolina Medical Journal Mortality and Health Outcomes in North Carolina Communities Located in Close Proximity to Hog Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations CONCLUSION North Carolina communities located near hog CAFOs had higher all-cause and infant mortality, […]
Shut down hog farm I would like to express my strong opposition to continued operation of the C&H CAFO adjacent to Big Creek. Several geologists and experts agree that nutrients from the hog waste of this operation will reach our beautiful Buffalo River through the karst geology of this region […]
State notice on Arkansas hog farm issued Agency draft of permit denial opens public comment period By Emily Walkenhorst Posted: September 18, 2018 at 4:30 a.m. Arkansas environmental regulators issued Monday their public notice of a draft decision to deny a new operating permit to a large hog farm in the […]
Reputation is sullied The hog farm at Mount Judea has not only damaged the Buffalo River, it has injured the reputation of the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality. I can’t think of another state agency held in such low regard. To the folks who work at the department, I ask […]
Tracking science Contamination source obvious By David Peterson Special to the Democrat-Gazette Posted: September 17, 2018 at 2:44 a.m. Jack Boles, president of the Newton County Farm Bureau, has questioned a column by Mike Masterson which quotes from the Big Creek Research and Extension Team’s recent report of monitoring of […]
State recommends denial of new permit for C and H Hog Farm Posted By Max Brantley on Mon, Sep 17, 2018 at 9:53 AM The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality has recommended denial of a new permit for discharge of waste by the C and H Hog Farm in Newton County. Reasons cited include the underlying karst geology, which can allow waste […]
Case for prosecution In his presentation for the defense, retired Cajun lawyer Edward Chevallier has said that the hog farm waste is but a drop in the river compared to the rest of the animals that live in the drainage area. I wish to present a set of facts that […]
MIKE MASTERSON: More at risk Toxins in our river By Mike Masterson Posted: September 16, 2018 at 4:30 a.m. Carol Bitting has long been a staunch champion for our Buffalo National River, identified last year by readers of USA Today as the state’s greatest attraction. She is one of many who have dedicated […]
Protecting Buffalo River won’t harm small farms Small farms and the Buffalo River have coexisted for hundreds of years without excessive pollution of the first national river in America. The concentrated animal feeding operation issue is not “river vs. farmers” regardless of what politicians say. Truthfully, these small farms exist today […]
Arkansans should take action for the Buffalo Bill Underwood’s Sept. 5 letter to the editor focused meaningfully on the disastrous polluting hog farming near our national treasure, the Buffalo River. How can we, the concerned, attempt to make a difference? Two thoughts: We Arkansas residents could write the Department of Environmental […]
Not part of problem Protecting the water, air and wild places that we all need is going to require well-informed, scientifically sound discussion. Comparing two million gallons of factory-produced hog manure to wild deer poop is not well-informed or scientifically sound. The hog manure is the residue left over from […]
Must protect the river I am a supporter and admirer of the Buffalo River. I don’t want to see our beautiful river that has been tirelessly protected to be polluted by anyone. I commend the writer John Kimbrow referred to and think his criticism of the subject choice to be […]
Act now to seek help for creek, Buffalo River In July 2018, the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality released a proposed list of impaired water bodies in Arkansas. Although the list is comprehensive and they used good science to develop it, the categorization of some identified impaired waters is faulty. […]