A major chicken producer failed to remedy toxic wastewater discharges from a Florida plant for more than five years, an environmental group alleged in a lawsuit (Env’t Am. Inc. v. Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., M.D. Fla., number not yet available, 3/9/17).
Environment America Inc. and its local branch Environment Florida sued the company March 9 alleging violations of the Clean Water Act at the company’s Live Oak plant in North Florida.
Among the accusations, the plant’s discharges into Florida’s Suwanee River exceeded the required limits for chronic toxicity, electrical conductivity, nitrogen and carbonaceous biological oxygen demand, according to the ...
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