Chicken growers face EPA crackdown
Permit requirements to limit pollution stricter than Md. regulations
The Environmental Protection Agency has told Maryland's poultry farmers it intends to enforce for the first time federal pollution rules governing chicken manure - a crackdown that has surprised and angered growers while pleasing environmentalists who've long complained about agricultural runoff fouling Chesapeake Bay. Full Story »
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