Arkansasonline Judge orders Arkansas regulators to explain permit denial for hog farmby Emily Walkenhorst | Arkansas environmental regulators must appear before a judge next month to argue why they should not be held in contempt of court for denying C&H Hog Farms a new operating permit, according to court records. The Newton […]
Just to delay process It seems the hog factory farm’s appeal of the denial of a permit that would allow C&H to spread 2.5 millions of gallons of untreated hog waste in the Buffalo River watershed is simply a maneuver to delay the entire process until the Arkansas Legislature convenes […]
Arkansas Times Gordon Watkins helms an effort to ‘Save the Buffalo River — Again’ Working to protect ‘a thin blue ribbon.’ By Stephanie Smittle Forty minutes and six seconds into my phone conversation with Gordon Watkins, president of the Buffalo River Watershed Alliance, his abiding reticence finally gave way. The low, […]
Arkansasonline Lawsuit targets USDA’s waiver; it claims ‘factory farms’ given passby Nathan Owens | December 13, 2018 A group from Harrison is among the activists suing the U.S. Department of Agriculture over a 2016 exemption rule that allows “medium-sized” feedlots and poultry farms, which can hold tens of thousands of animals, to […]
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10 December 2018 Contacts: Jessie J. Green, 870.577.5071, [email protected] HARRISON – White River Waterkeeper (WRW) joined a coalition of eight groups representing family farmers, sustainable agriculture advocates and concerned citizens throughout the country in filing suit against the United States Department of Agriculture last week. The suit aims to […]
Harrison Daily Times Hog farm lawsuit ruling coming soon By JAMES L. WHITE [email protected] Dec 7, 2018 MOUNTAIN HOME — With the potential forced closing of C&H Hog Farm near Mt. Judea, Newton County Circuit Judge John Putman told parties in a lawsuit Tuesday that he would rule as soon […]
Harrison Daily Times Hog farm’s appeal rooted; motion to dismiss denied Staff Report [email protected] Dec 7, 2018 JASPER — Newton County Circuit Judge John Putman on Friday denied the state Pollution Control and Ecology Commission’s (PCE) motion to dismiss C&H Hog Farm’s appeal of denial of its permit to operate […]
Arkansas Democrat Gazette [Excerpt] FRENCH HILL: Gauntlet thrown Committed to aiding environment by French Hill Special to the Democrat-Gazette We agree on the fact that America’s first national river, the Buffalo National River, is the ultimate icon of the Natural State. Protecting this watershed is vital for the ability of […]
Buffalo versus hogs Not a sporting event–in fact, there’s nothing sporting about it. As Richard Mason points out in his Nov. 25 Perspective column, economic interests nationally continue to prevail over environmental protection. Close to home, some progress has been made in the fight to stop factory pig farming within […]