Edmondson NewsLocal news for Edmondson, AR continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Defense expert: Poor work done in sample collection- February 23, 2008 "I felt there was significant disregard to following (standard operating procedure)" Shoddy work by a firm hired by the state to obtain soil and water samples in the Illinois River watershed could have compromised key data in the case, an engineer testified Friday in federal court. via Log Cabin Democrathttp://www.topix.net/city/edmondson-ar/2008/02/defense-expert-poor-work-done-in-sample-col... Oklahoma legal effort aims to halt spreading of poultry litter- February 21, 2008 A hearing in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to decide whether Arkansas-based poultry companies will be prevented from disposing of animal waste in the 1 million-acre Illinois River watershed is continuing. via KFSM-TV Fort Smithhttp://www.topix.net/city/edmondson-ar/2008/02/oklahoma-legal-effort-aims-to-halt-spreadin... Forrest City couple donates $10 million to UA School of Architecture- February 20, 2008 "Students, faculty, staff and the university community are forever changed when donors show this amount of confidence in the university by sharing their resources in such a tremendous way." Issue date: 22008 Section: News A Forrest City couple has donated a $10 million trust fund to the UA School of Architecture. via The Arkansas Traveler Onlinehttp://www.topix.net/city/edmondson-ar/2008/02/forrest-city-couple-donates-10-million-to-u... Economists: Litter ban too costly- February 16, 2008 "I'm comfortable that we've assembled the nation's top experts to respond to every single point the state of Oklahoma has authored in its court motions" Banning poultry-litter spreading in the Illinois River watershed will cost farmers between $ 39 million and $ 78 million during the first year, two agriculture economists contend. via Herald-Leaderhttp://www.topix.net/city/edmondson-ar/2008/02/economists-litter-ban-too-costly?fromrss=1 Poultry industry says proposed injunction would cost millions- February 14, 2008 "They are the ones who determined that the use of poultry litter on the land is a safe and proper agricultural practice when performed in accordance with the law." Oklahoma's request for a preliminary injunction to halt further land application of poultry waste in the 1 million-acre Illinois River watershed uses unreliable evidence and could force area farmers out of ... via Pine Bluff Commercialhttp://www.topix.net/city/edmondson-ar/2008/02/poultry-industry-says-proposed-injunction-w... Chicken Farmers Track Flock in Response to Lawsuit- February 13, 2008 Arkansas chicken farmers are counting chickens and tracking chicken litter in response to an Oklahoma lawsuit accusing several poultry companies of polluting the Illinois River watershed. via KATV Little Rockhttp://www.topix.net/city/edmondson-ar/2008/02/chicken-farmers-track-flock-in-response-to-... |