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Rose Acre Farms Wins Long Battle With NC Regulators Over Air Emissions

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May 25, 2016
3 min

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

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May 20, 2016
3 min

Weekly News Update: May 20th Edition

By Mayhah Suri GMOs Are Safe, But Don’t Always Deliver On Promises, Top Scientists Say A new report from the National Academy of Science once again confirms that GM crops are safe for human consumption. The report tries to answer a long list of questions about GMOs, involving nutrition, effect on the environmental, effects on the farm economy and monopoly control over seeds. The report found that some claims about the benefits of GMOs have been exaggerated. Many scientists wh

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Zook v. EPA: Does the EPA Have a Duty to Regulate Emissions From Animal Feeding Operations?

Paul Goeringer

Nov 18, 2015
5 min

Zook v. EPA: Does the EPA Have a Duty to Regulate Emissions From Animal Feeding Operations?

This post should not be construed as legal advice. Earlier in November, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition for a writ of certiorari in Zook v. Environmental Protection Agency. In Zook, plaintiffs brought a citizen suit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to compel EPA to regulate air emissions from animal feeding operations (AFOs) under the Clean Air Act (CAA). The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed the suit and the court of appea

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