Concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs), mostly in the form of industrial-sized chicken houses, are having a negative impact on water quality and wildlife habitat on the lower Delmarva Peninsula. Issues related to placement, zoning allowances, forest loss, permitting, eutrophication of water bodies, bacteria, drinking water, and sometimes point source inputs into waterways need to be addressed.
+ The National Agricultural Law Center has information on agricultural and food law
+ Guide to participation in point source permitting
Check out the latest from the following LESEN partners:
+ Socially Responsible Agricultural Project
+ Waterkeepers Chesapeake/Fair Farms
+ CATA – El Comite de Apoyo Los Trabajadores Agricolas (Farmworkers Support Committee)