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Sacoby Wilson

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Assistant Professor of Applied Environmental Health , University of Maryland

A barn that can hold up to 4,800 hogs outside Berwick, Pa. The state says the farm is in compliance with regulations, but residents have gone to court seeking relief from odors. AP Photo/Michael Rubinkam

July 2, 2018

Rural Americans’ struggles against factory farm pollution find traction in court

Sacoby Wilson, University of Maryland

Many people who live near large-scale livestock farms complain about noxious smells, air and water pollution and health risks. With little help from regulators, they are turning to lawsuits.

Hog feeding operation near Tribune, Kansas. AP Photo/Charlie Riedel

May 4, 2017

Court ruling is a first step toward controlling air pollution from livestock farms

Martin C. Heller, University of Michigan; J.B. Ruhl, Vanderbilt University, and Sacoby Wilson, University of Maryland

Large livestock farms, known as CAFOs, have polluted air and water in many communities. A recent court decision will force CAFOs to report their air emissions from manure and other sources.

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