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Perdue, Grower Seek Attorney Fees For Failed Suit

Perdue Farms and an Eastern Shore contract grower who successfully defended a poultry pollution suit should be awarded attorney fees to discourage similar suits in the future, attorneys said in filings Thursday.

2013/02/07

Environmental Group Won’t Appeal Poultry Pollution Case

A New York-based environmental group that sued Perdue Farms and an Eastern Shore contract grower said Wednesday it won’t appeal a federal judge’s ruling in an alleged poultry pollution case.

2013/01/24

Md. Family Still Feeling Impact From Poultry Suit

For three long years, farmer Alan Hudson and his wife were the defendants in the pollution lawsuit filed by the Waterkeeper Alliance. Hudson, who works his 100-year-old family farm in Berlin, said the impact on his family has been enormous and long-lasting.

2013/01/08

Md. Ban On Arsenic In Chicken Feed Takes Effect

Maryland has become the first state to ban an arsenic additive in chicken feed.

2013/01/01

Testimony Ends In Closely Watched Md. Poultry Suit

Testimony has ended in Baltimore in a closely watched environmental lawsuit against an Eastern Shore chicken grower and poultry giant Perdue Farms Inc.

2012/10/24

Poultry Pollution Case Heats Up

The two sides in a Maryland poultry pollution law suit are now battling over whether a federal judge should visit an Eastern Shore farm at the center of the dispute.

2012/09/17

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Gov. O’Malley, Del. Governor Seek EPA Help With Corn Prices

The governors of Delaware and Maryland are joining an effort to persuade federal officials to ease renewable fuel standards because of a severe drought that has led to a drop in corn supplies and a corresponding increase in corn prices.

2012/08/10

Poultry Farmers Brace For Challenge In Hot Weather

Poultry farmers on the Delmarva peninsula say the hot weather is presenting challenges as they produce 11 million chickens a week.

2012/07/07

Embattled UMd. Environmental Law Clinic Wins Award

The University of Maryland says an environmental law clinic suing Perdue and an Eastern Shore poultry grower over farm runoff is being awarded for its work.

2012/06/13

No Settlement In Md. Poultry Pollution Suit

Lawyers have not reached a settlement in a poultry pollution case filed by a University of Maryland environmental law clinic.

2012/03/29

Delegate Wants To Ban Arsenic In Chicken Feed

A Maryland lawmaker said Wednesday that poultry feed containing a known carcinogen should be banned from Maryland farms even though its maker has already stopped selling it voluntarily.

2012/02/08

Franchot Helps Put Together Poultry Summit

At the region’s first Delmarva Poultry Summit at Salisbury University on Wednesday, Peter Franchot reminded a diverse audience that two years ago, growers on Maryland’s Eastern Shore produced $640 million worth of poultry, with Wicomico County’s share alone totaling $250 million.

2011/12/15

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