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 […]