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Written by rjs, MarketWatch 666This is a collection of interesting news articles about the environment and related topics published last week. This is usually a Tuesday evening regular post at GEI (but can be posted at other times).
Plans to build a Dollar General store at the intersection of Routes 152 and 165 in Fallston have drawn protest from members of the community who are concerned that having the retail chain on land zoned for village business would harm the character of the surrounding area.
Environmental groups are asking that Valley Proteins, a Dorchester County plant that boils down chicken feathers, bones and fats to be used in animal feed and biofuels, be required to address pollution problems, and possibly pay a fine of more than $500 million for not complying with the law.
47abc March 15, 2021 MARYLAND – Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge Sharon Burrell sided with Assateague Coastal Trust in a lawsuit that’s being going on since last year. Now, the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) is required to regulate ammonia that is released into the air from poultry production. Assateague Coastal Trust Executive Director Kathy Phillips says the state’s regulations aren’t strong enough. “It’s great on paper, but if it’s not being monitored – if the state is not actually monitoring the pollutant loads from these permits that they’re issuing â...
Maryland must regulate gaseous ammonia emissions that come from poultry farms and could land in state waterways, a Montgomery County court said last week.