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Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations, or CAFOs, are banned from the Buffalo National River watershed. That's after the ...
After 13 years, large-scale swine farms are banned — permanently — within the Buffalo River watershed, ending a saga that ...
“The Buffalo River watershed is less than 2% of Arkansas land area, which means that 98% of the state is available for hog CAFOs if the conditions are right. That may be a problem for ...
After years of deliberations, a blanket moratorium on industrial hog farming in the Buffalo River watershed has been ...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A bill introduced in the Arkansas legislature on Tuesday would end a practice used to protect Buffalo River and other watershed protection. Senate Bill 290 was introduced by ...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A bill aimed at lifting the ban on farming near the Buffalo River passed with a 22-9 vote in the Arkansas Senate and is now set to be reviewed by the Arkansas House.
ARKANSAS SIGHTSEEING: Restored Buffalo River ... Buffalo River Historic Jail and Museum adds a regional accent, marking the fact that Marshall is the largest city in the national river's watershed.
Shortly afterward, in 2012, Arkansas granted a permit for a new hog farm, which soon opened along one of the Buffalo River’s tributaries. The hog waste was stored in large lagoons.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) — Arkansas lawmakers are considering a bill to remove protections for the Buffalo River Watershed’s water quality. You might remember that a decade ago, the state spent ...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A bill introduced in the Arkansas legislature would end the state’s ability to hold moratoriums on permits along the Buffalo River and other watersheds. If Senate Bill 84 ...