Groups Call For Moratorium On More Chicken Houses

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- More than two dozen environmental groups want a moratorium on building new chicken houses on Maryland's Eastern Shore until new regulations are fully in place in 2024.

The groups have scheduled a teleconference call for Tuesday.

The announcement comes as the Environmental Integrity Project releases a new report on the poultry industry on Maryland's Eastern Shore.

The groups, which are being joined by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health's Center for a Livable Future, also are calling for a restoration of money for water-quality monitoring.

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