Ruling Overturns Regulation Changes Outlined In Settlement; Says DNR Should Have Used Formal Rulemaking Process
Four environmental groups have won a lawsuit to overturn part of a settlement between the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and a dairy organization.
The 2017 settlement ended a legal challenge from the Dairy Business Association over new state guidance for how concentrated animal feeding operations, or CAFOs, can manage runoff.
The groups, including Midwest Environmental Advocates and the Clean Water Action Council, among others, said changes made in the settlement didn`t follow the agency`s rulemaking process.
On Friday, a judge in the Milwaukee County Circuit Court agreed and decided to overturn the settlement...
Ken Notes: There is still too much money in the CAFO lobby to not look for real solutions even with this win in the courts. The laws are not strong enough to regulate this industry and with hundreds of smaller dairies leaving each year we will have a largely unregulated industry producing the majority of our milk. I think we should seek real solutions like the digestion of waste and heating the effluent. It can be done, it is good for the environment, it gives smaller dairy farms a more level playing field, and it will substantially improve our wells, wetlands, and watersheds. I am looking for opportunities to work on this legislative approach...
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