Rose Acre Farms Wins Long Battle With NC Regulators Over Air Emissions
By Ashley Ellixson A few weeks ago, the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (NC DENR) settled a long battle with Rose Acre farms and withdrew its position that air emissions from the Hyde County layer farm be regulated as a “discharge” under the Clean Water Act (CWA). In case you are unfamiliar with the case, Rose Acre Farms was started by the Rust family in the 1930’s with two hen houses and is now an industry-leader in egg production, with 17 fac