Arkansasonline OPINION RICHARD MASON: The Legislature strikes again I’m nervous when the Legislature is in session. I thought this year would be different, but when I opened my iPad to the paper and read the story that a Ledge committee is reopening the door to polluting the Buffalo National River, […]
Arkansasonline MASTERSON ONLINE: Acting against our river by Mike Masterson On Wednesday a body of elected lawmakers in the Legislative Council’s Administrative Rules Subcommittee voted against approving the procedures necessary to make permanent the governor’s proposed moratorium on medium- and large-scale factories in our Buffalo National River watershed.n That was preceded […]
Arkansasonline Proposal to ban hog farms near Buffalo River tossed out Vote affirms panel rejection by Michael R. Wickline The Arkansas Legislative Council on Friday ditched proposed state rules that would permanently ban medium and large-scale hog farms from the Buffalo River watershed. In a voice vote with no discussion and […]
Arkansasonline Panel rejects banning hog farms on BuffaloLawmakers cite fears of future effects by Joseph Flaherty A panel of Arkansas lawmakers on Wednesday rejected proposed rules that would permanently ban medium- and large-scale hog farms from the Buffalo River watershed, dealing a setback to conservationists who have pushed for the measure. […]
Arkansasonline Panels skip review of hog farms ban by Joseph Flaherty | June 14, 2020 at 1:00 a.m. A joint gathering of the state’s House and Senate Interim Public Health, Welfare and Labor committees passed on reviewing a ban on medium- and large-scale hog farms in the Buffalo River watershed during a […]