Presenters: Jon Mueller, Vice-President of Litigation for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation Robert Whitescarver, Farmer and former NRCS representative This panel will focus on the lawsuit the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and others, including Whitescarver, have filed against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for its alleged failure to require Pennsylvania and New […]
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Unlikely Opponents in the Chesapeake Bay Clean-up: County Governments vs. the Conowingo Dam
By: Sarah Everhart According to Chip MacLeod, Esq. the Chesapeake Bay clean-up effort has focused on non-point sources such as agriculture, septic tanks, and stormwater and ignored the impacts of the mighty Susquehanna River as the single largest source of pollution to Chesapeake Bay and the Conowingo Dam factor. […]
Why is a Virginia Farmer Suing the EPA? Find out at the Ag & Environmental Law Conference
By Sarah Everhart Bobby Whitescarver and his wife Jeanne Hoffman operate Meadowview Farm, a cow-calf operation in Swoope, Virginia. According to Whitescarver, they have implemented many best management practices in order to limit environmental impacts to the Middle River that runs through their farm. “Our farm produces wholesome beef and […]
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