New Report Finds Lack of State Oversight of Chicken Farming Industry on Maryland’s Eastern Shore

A new report by the Environmental Integrity Project found that Maryland may be too lenient with chicken farms on the Eastern Shore that violate environmental regulations.

Maryland currently has 503 active poultry operations that raise a total of about 300 million chickens per year.

The operations produce more than 600 million pounds of chicken manure, which leads to runoff that pollutes the Chesapeake Bay.

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