ARKANSAS POLLUTION CONTROL AND ECOLOGY COMMISSIONREGULAR COMMISSION MEETINGFriday, January 24, 20149:00 a.m. ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY5301 NORTHSHORE DRIVENORTH LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72118 AGENDAn(Item #03) I. Call Meeting to Order – 9:00 a.m. II. Roll Call III. Approval of October 25, 2013, Commission Meeting (Item #04) Minutes IV. Department ReportsA. Director’s Report B. Status of Regulations Monthly […]
The Mountain Press, Sevier County Tenn.n Public Notice Week: Something to celebrateJan. 20, 2014 @ 12:10 AMFRANK GIBSON SEVIERVILLE Residents of Mt. Judea, Ark., woke up one morning recently to learn that their small community is about to become host to a hog farm – population 6,503 hogs. “What really […]
Northwest Arkansas Times, January 16, 2014n Keep The Buffalo River Pristine Recently I had the rare and wonderful opportunity to tour the Fay Jones-designed Faubus house in Huntsville. About 30 years ago when I was a graduate student at the University of Arkansas, my mother and I stopped by the […]
On January 13, 2014, the Department of Justice filed its Answer to BRWA’s Amended Complaint. The next step in the agreed schedule is for the government to produce the Administrative Record on February 4, 2014.
Cargill says no ‘flood’ of hog factories planned for ArkansasBecky Gillette Eureka Springs IndependentWednesday, January 08, 2014 Cargill, the company buying the pork produced by the C&H Hog Farms located near the Buffalo River, has thus far responded to about 300 letters or e-mails from people concerned about how the […]
http://www.eurekaspringsindependent.com/single_story.asp?StoryID=5228 Hog factory opponents move forward to protect the Buffalo RiverBecky Gillette Eureka Springs IndependentWednesday, January 08, 2014 The holidays brought new filings in the lawsuit filed by a coalition of environmental groups challenging the permit for the controversial C&H Hog Farms in Mt. Judea near the Buffalo River, and […]
Newton County Times Billboard stirs hog farm controversy Photo submitted This is a billboard on U.S. 65 South near Western Grove. Could it be warning of impending pollution from the ADEQ-permitted hog farm in Mt. Judea near Big Creek, a tributary to the Buffalo National River? Posted: Monday, January 6, 2014 […]
Swine versus scenery?nn http://mikemastersonsmessenger.com/nytimes-hogs-verses-scenery/ By Mike Masterson Posted: January 4, 2014 at 2:16 a.m. The New York Times story of the controversial C&H Hog Farms planted by Cargill Inc. and local owners in the Buffalo National River watershed last fall finally was published in late December. Reporter John Eligon, […]
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/01/02/257393870/how-mass-produced-meat-turned-phosphorus-into-pollution It’s a quandary of food production: The same drive for efficiency that lowers the cost of eating also can damage our soil and water.Take the case of one simple, essential, chemical element: phosphorus.Phosphorus is one of the nutrients that plants need to grow, and for most of human history, […]
Arkansas Democrat Gazette – 12/28/13nn Deadly pig virus spreading in U.S. By Tina Parker A virus responsible for killing a large portion of the nation’s pig herd is accelerating, experts said Friday. The porcine epidemic diarrhea virus, known as PEDV, is a highly contagious corona virus that causes diarrhea, nausea […]
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/28/us/2500-pigs-join-debate-over-farms-vs-scenery.html?_r=1& By John Eligon MOUNT JUDEA, Ark. Anita Hudson’s moment of realization came early this year when she saw cement trucks whizzing past her home in this blip of an Ozark town. For Sam Dye, it was when an employee at the school where he once was principal pointed out […]
2,500 Pigs Join Debate Over Farms vs. Scenery – NYTimes.com.pdf MOUNT JUDEA, Ark. undefined Anita Hudson’s moment of realization came early this year when she saw cement trucks whizzing past her home in this blip of an Ozark town. For Sam Dye, it was when an employee at the school […]
Hog suit roots onOn the river By Mike Masterson Posted: December 22, 2013 at 2:25 a.m. Since many who love the Buffalo National River might be wondering on this Sunday before Christmas (when visions of spiral-sliced ham could be dancing in so many heads), I can report there is […]
http://www.southerntrout.com/blog/buffalo-river-threatened/ Buffalo River Threatened Posted on November 18, 2013 Last month the Buffalo River Watershed Alliance hosted a seven-city, educational Whistle-Stop Speaking Tour in Arkansas featuring experts from Waterkeeper® Alliance. The tour began in Fayetteville and ended in Little Rock. Other cities included in this educational tour include Harrison, Eureka […]
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Environment / Health Hog farms linked to infectionsnn Posted by Max Brantley on Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 10:15 AM click to enlarge PROBLEM NEIGHBORS: Infection risk higher near hog farms, new research says. Still more news of interest in Arkansas from USA Today: Living near a hog farm or a […]
Arkansas Blog nn Thursday, November 14, 2013 Environment State can’t issue moratorium on hog farm permit Posted by Max Brantley on Thu, Nov 14, 2013 at 12:32 PM Attorney General Dustin McDaniel issued an opinion today, requested by Rep. David Branscum, that the director of the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality may […]
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Farm Bill CouldnHide Farm Locations From Public WASHINGTON November 7, 2013 (AP) By MARY CLARE JALONICK AssociatednPress Share 10 Share on email 1nComments Parts of the nation’sn$500 billion farm bill that Congress is considering would prohibit thengovernment from disclosing some information about farmers or their employees,npossibly preventing people from learning […]
[See the second half f the following story] That ‘Bebee’ blunder Mike Masterson This unanticipated “ouchie” literally did leave a mark the other day at the unveiling of that magnificent, 15,000-pound sandstone monument leading to the new U.S. Marshals Museum in Fort Smith. Although the mistake has been repaired, the […]