Environmental, Energy, and Water Blog Mitchell Williams Law Firm THE BUFFALO RIVER/HOG FARM FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT DECISION: TRANSACTIONAL LESSONS? Posted December 10, 2014Author: Walter G. Wright United States District Judge D. P. Marshall, Jr. of the Eastern District – Arkansas, in a December 2nd decision (“Order”) determined loan guarantees by […]
Arkansas Democrat Gazette The judge rulesBy Mike Masterson U.S. District Judge D. Price Marshall has ruled two federal agencies clearly violated their own regulations and environmental laws by guaranteeing $3.6 million in loans that allowed the controversial C&H Hog Farms to take root in the Buffalo National River watershed at […]
Arkansas Times Hog manure talks; environmentalists walk on Buffalo River protection rulePosted By Max Brantley on Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 11:07 AM A report from the scene indicates supporters of a rule to ban more medium and large concentrated hog feeding operations in the Buffalo River watershed faced a […]
Judge says hog farm loans illegal; Orders environmental study Posted: Wednesday, December 3, 2014 5:00 pmBy DAVID HOLSTED davidh@harrisondaily.com In a decision that was lauded by several environment groups, a district judge has ruled that federal agencies illegally guaranteed loans for a factory hog farm in the Buffalo River watershed. The […]
Greenwire Federal loan for Ark. hog farm violated NEPA, judge rules Tiffany Stecker, E&E reporterPublished: Wednesday, December 3, 2014 A federal judge ruled yesterday that the Department of Agriculture and the Small Business Administration violated environmental laws by providing $3.6 million in federal loans to a sprawling hog farm in […]
Politico JUDGE: TWO USDA AGENCIES ILLEGALLY GUARANTEED LOANS: A U.S. District Court Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas has ruled that two federal agencies, the USDA Farm Service Agency and the U.S. Small Business Administration, guaranteed loans to an industrial hog farm that potentially adversely impacted the environment surrounding […]
Court Finds Federal Agencies Ignored NEPA In Guaranteeing Loans For Hog Farm Above Buffalo National RiverSubmitted by Kurt Repanshek on December 3, 2014 – 2:09am A federal judge has blocked loan guarantees for a commercial hog operation upstream of the Buffalo River until thorough environmental reviews are conducted./State of ArkansasFederal loan […]
Arkansas Times Judge enjoins federal loan guarantees for Buffalo River watershed hog farmPosted By Max Brantley on Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 5:16 PM Federal Judge Price Marshall ruled today in Little Rock that two federal agencies hadn’t done an adequate environmental assessment before guaranteeing $3.6 million in loans for […]
Arkansas Democrat Gazette Plasmic arcs and pigs Electrons on the river By Mike MastersonPosted: November 18, 2014 at 3:03 a.m. OK now, let’s see if I have this straight. A Florida company called the Plasma Energy Group, formed in 2013, says it uses electrons to neutralize human waste with no […]
Vaporized pig waste leaving some unease – Arkansas Democrat Gazette Farm’s plan short on data, state says By Emily WalkenhorstThis article was published November 16, 2014 A Mount Judea hog farm’s new contract with a Florida company for an untested hog waste disposal method has environmentalists worried about the potential effect […]
Arkansas Democrat Gazette Plaintiffs urge block of loans to C&H farm By Emily Walkenhorst November 8, 2014 Parties in the lawsuit over federal loan guarantees made to a Newton County hog farm in 2012 filed their recommendations this week for how an injunction against those loans should be administered.U.S. District […]
Arkansas Democrat Gazette Colorful creditThe Buffalo in fallBy Mike Masterson Did you see that an article published by USA Today lists our Buffalo National River as America’s second most spectacular national park for autumn scenery? The magnificent Buffalo was rated only behind North Carolina and Virginia’s Blue Ridge Parkway.Sure hope […]
National Hog Farmer Arkansas Imposes Moratorium on Hog Farm PermitsTime allows review by Arkansas State Legislature on future animal feeding operations in Buffalo River Watershed Oct 30, 2014 Source: The Baxter Bulletin, Mountain Home, AR A moratorium on permits for hog farms in Arkansas gives that state’s legislature time to […]
10Best: National parks in fall – USA Today article David and Kay Scott, October 29, 2014 America’s national parks offer stunning autumn scenery from coast to coast. 1. Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina and Virginia. Changes in elevation produce beautiful colors. 2. Buffalo National River, Arkansas. One of America’s […]
A team of outside experts was hired by the Big Creek Research and Extension Team (BCRET) to take a critical look at the research protocols and methods being implemented on C&H Farm. This Peer Review team submitted their report on May 19, 2014. This report pointed out certain weaknesses […]
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Arkansas Online, October 26, 2014 Intimidation tactics Threats reported Mike Masterson Threats fueled by heated emotions over the hog factory in Newton County have increased of late along Big Creek at Mount Judea. Two volunteer water-quality monitors, one of whom was with two members of the press, reported being harassed […]
Buffalo brouhaha Gone whole-hog By Mike Masterson This article was published today at 3:14 a.m. Legal and political aromas from that misplaced hog factory in the Buffalo National River watershed at Mount Judea continue to waft across Arkansas. U.S. District Judge D. Price Marshall Jr. ruled the other day that […]
http://kuaf.com/post/new-swine-factory-farm-faces-scientific-scrutiny Three different teams of scientists are monitoring Big Creek, a tributary to the Buffalo National River, to assess if a new industrial swine farm situated upstream is polluting the watershed. One team, led by noted UA Geoscientist Emeritus Dr. Van Brahana, has released a second round of findings. Jacqueline […]
Panel looks at pig-farm ban Plan to extend permit freeze as legislators review rulesBy Ryan McGeeney Members of Arkansas’ environmental rule-making body will consider next week whether to extend a six-month ban on certain concentrated animal feeding operations near the Buffalo National River. The announcement came on the same day that […]