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Challenging An Aquaculture Lease Requires More Than Alleged Violations of the Open Meetings Act

Paul Goeringer

Aug 31, 2016
3 min

Challenging An Aquaculture Lease Requires More Than Alleged Violations of the Open Meetings Act

This post is not legal advice. Today, I venture into looking at aquaculture leases granted by Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR). To obtain an aquaculture lease, the potential lessee must file an application with DNR, which works with other state and federal agencies to ensure meeting the statutory criteria. If met, then the application is published for public comment, and interested parties can commit. What I want to discuss today is that public comment period

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May 13, 2016
4 min

Weekly News Update: May 13th Edition

By Mayhah Suri New Report Alleges Cruelty and Endangerment of Poultry Workers A new report by Oxfam America, an arm of the international anti- poverty and injustice group, alleges that poultry industry workers are “routinely denied breaks to use the bathroom” in order to optimize the speed of production. The industry has responded with both concern and denial. Oxfam says it reached out to all of the companies mentioned in the report, but only heard back from two: Tyson Foods

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Feb 5, 2016
2 min

Weekly News Roundup: February 5th

By Mayhah Suri How The Super Bowl Shaped The Chicken Industry! On January 15, 1967, the Green Bay Packers faced off against the Kansas City Chiefs in the very first Super Bowl. On that day, few of the estimated 51 million fans gathered around their television sets realized the profound impact the Super Bowl would have on chicken consumption in the United States. The Packers won the game 35-10, but ultimately the real winner was chicken – particularly wings. To read the ful

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Jan 22, 2016
4 min

News Roundup: January 22nd Edition

By Mayhah Suri President Vetoes Anti-WOTUS Measure On January 19th, President Obama delivered an expected veto of a congressional resolution that would kill the administration’s “waters of the United States” rule redefining the jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act. “Because this resolution seeks to block the progress represented by this rule and deny businesses and communities the regulatory certainty and clarity needed to invest in projects that rely on clean water, I cannot

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Nov 20, 2015
4 min

Weekly News Roundup: November 20th Edition

By Mayhah Suri Two New Proposed Positions for the Aquaculture Coordinating Council Encouraging oyster growth has been an important part of Maryland’s environmental efforts to clean up the Chesapeake Bay as oysters filter water. Oysters are also a growing sector of Maryland aquaculture. The federal EPA has now expressed interest in the development of best management practices by the Chesapeake Bay Program through an expert panel whose charge is to evaluate the scientific effic

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