By Mia Hoetzlein-Sirman, Staff Writer Photo Courtesy of unsplash.com Assateague Coastal Trust brought a case in Montgomery County, Maryland in March of 2021, arguing that Maryland was not appropriately regulating ammonia pollution or effluent discharge. Animal feeding operations, particularly poultry farms, produce significant amounts of ammonia as the chickens are […]
By: Rachel Pressdee, Feature Editor There are thousands of abandoned mines in the United States alone.[1] Abandoned mines can pollute adjacent streams, lakes, and groundwater by contaminating the water “with high volumes of toxic waste.”[2] This pollution damages marine ecosystems, poisons drinking water, and poses serious health risks to local […]
By: Andrew Beluk, Staff Writer Human beings have been suing other human beings since the dawn of litigation. But now, a body of water can sue human beings too. On February 26, 2019, citizens of Toledo, Ohio voted to give Lake Erie legal standing to sue polluters in court.[1] […]
