Press Releases & Media Alerts Community Groups Ask Attorney General to Take Enforcement Action Against Sussex County for Violations in Approval of Multi-Million Dollar Bond May 23, 2021 For Immediate Release Contact: Maria Payan, mariap@sraproject.org, (717) 826-7286 Phoebe Galt, PGalt@FWWatch.Org, (207) 400-1275 May 19, 2021 Seaford, Delaware – Yesterday, national and local groups advocating for responsible agriculture, social equity, and environmental justice filed a complaint with the State Attorney General requesting immediate enforcement action against Sussex County for failing to follow public notice and participation requirements in the approval of $60 million in bonds to fund a controversial factory farm waste refinery. A Sussex County committee recently gave the greenlight to Bioenergy DevCo/BDG DE LLC to finance its industrial gas production facility with $60 million in tax-exempt Industrial Revenue Bonds (IRB). The bonds will cover construction and other costs associated with the development of a factory farm gas… Read More ACTION ALERT: Don’t Let DNR Deregulate Smithfield CAFOs!June 17, 2021Community Groups Ask Attorney General to Take Enforcement Action Against Sussex County for Violations in Approval of Multi-Million Dollar BondMay 23, 2021Press Release: Multi-day virtual forum to examine problems, solutions in agricultureNovember 30, 2020Press Release: Trading PollutionAugust 20, 2020Press Release: Community Coalition Pushes Illinois EPA to Control Industrial Livestock PollutionAugust 20, 2020Press Release: Study suggests nitrate contamination of water, often a result of intensive agricultural production, has negative impacts on health of surrounding communitiesAugust 19, 2020MEDIA ALERT: September 6: Delaware Premiere of Right to Harm Documentary to Sound the Alarm on Public Health Threat of Factory FarmsAugust 19, 2019MEDIA ALERT: Arizona Community’s 5-Year Battle with Hickman Egg Factory Featured in New Documentary Film “RIGHT TO HARM”April 22, 2019Press Release: Right to Harm Documents the Public Health and Societal Impacts of Factory FarmsApril 10, 2019Load More
Community Groups Ask Attorney General to Take Enforcement Action Against Sussex County for Violations in Approval of Multi-Million Dollar Bond May 23, 2021 For Immediate Release Contact: Maria Payan, mariap@sraproject.org, (717) 826-7286 Phoebe Galt, PGalt@FWWatch.Org, (207) 400-1275 May 19, 2021 Seaford, Delaware – Yesterday, national and local groups advocating for responsible agriculture, social equity, and environmental justice filed a complaint with the State Attorney General requesting immediate enforcement action against Sussex County for failing to follow public notice and participation requirements in the approval of $60 million in bonds to fund a controversial factory farm waste refinery. A Sussex County committee recently gave the greenlight to Bioenergy DevCo/BDG DE LLC to finance its industrial gas production facility with $60 million in tax-exempt Industrial Revenue Bonds (IRB). The bonds will cover construction and other costs associated with the development of a factory farm gas… Read More
Community Groups Ask Attorney General to Take Enforcement Action Against Sussex County for Violations in Approval of Multi-Million Dollar BondMay 23, 2021
Press Release: Multi-day virtual forum to examine problems, solutions in agricultureNovember 30, 2020
Press Release: Community Coalition Pushes Illinois EPA to Control Industrial Livestock PollutionAugust 20, 2020
Press Release: Study suggests nitrate contamination of water, often a result of intensive agricultural production, has negative impacts on health of surrounding communitiesAugust 19, 2020
MEDIA ALERT: September 6: Delaware Premiere of Right to Harm Documentary to Sound the Alarm on Public Health Threat of Factory FarmsAugust 19, 2019
MEDIA ALERT: Arizona Community’s 5-Year Battle with Hickman Egg Factory Featured in New Documentary Film “RIGHT TO HARM”April 22, 2019
Press Release: Right to Harm Documents the Public Health and Societal Impacts of Factory FarmsApril 10, 2019
