Virginia Eastern Shorekeeper Jay Ford said he isn't surprised that local officials' efforts have fallen short of environmentalists' expectations. The Environmental Protection Agency is better equipped to regulate large animal-feeding operations, but the agency has been dragging its feet for years on implementing new rules. "It’s abundantly clear we’re in a gray area where regulation hasn’t caught up," he said. “Our localities are in an unfair position. You can’t ask these places that have maybe one planner and two office assistants to take reams of scientific data and turn that into a good poultry ordinance.” READ MORE delmarvanow.com, February 2016
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