Q&A With Assateague Coastkeeper Kathy Phillips: Large-Scale Poultry Operations ‘Raising A Lot Of Concerns’ On Shore Kathy Phillips has been on the front lines of the ongoing debate between the region's enviornmentalist and agriculture advocates for years as the Assateague Coastkeeper and as the head of the Assateague Coastal Trust. Phillips says finding the balance between preserving and protecting the region's natural resources and not over-regulating one of the shore's biggest and longest standing industries is often frustrating and difficult. But in recent months, new voices speaking out against large-industrial scale farms popping up on the shore have joined the debate and she believes those voices could be a factor in making the type of strides and progress that environmentalists have been longing for. Read more: The Dispatch, May 12, 2016
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