Arkansasonline Hog farm’s appeal claims agency’s process lax By Emily Walkenhorst Arkansas environmental officials did not sufficiently inform C&H Hog Farms’ owners or the public about its permitting process or decision-making about the farm, the farmers’ attorney argued in a court hearing Monday. But the state didn’t have to do what […]
Save wild turtles Commercial harvest poses peril By Debbie Doss and Elise Bennett Special to the Democrat-Gazette Posted: May 3, 2018 at 2:51 a.m. Along the wild waterways of Arkansas, turtles were once so abundant you never knew what kind you’d see around the next bend. But lately it often […]
Owners say state didn’t inform them of plans; Officials say state didn’t have to Emily Walkenhorst Arkansas environmental officials did not sufficiently inform C&H Hog Farms or the public about its permitting process or decision-making about the farm, the farmers’ attorney argued in a court hearing Monday. But the state […]
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 […]
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 […]