Opinion
Top NC court could blunt sue-and-settle environmental schemes
A case pitting North Carolina's environmental regulators against the Farm Bureau could have far-reaching impacts.
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Top NC court to decide fate of challenged animal waste permit conditions
The North Carolina Supreme Court must decide whether three challenged conditions in state animal waste permits are state government rules. If so, those conditions would be thrown out because they didn’t go through the state’s rulemaking process.
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Top NC court to hear animal waste permit dispute on April 23
The North Carolina Supreme Court will hear arguments next month in a case pitting the state Department of Environmental Quality against the North Carolina Farm Bureau. The farm group opposes three conditions tied to state animal waste permits affecting 2,000 farmers statewide.
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NC Chamber, NFIB back Farm Bureau in legal battle over animal waste rules
Two of North Carolina’s leading business lobbying groups are supporting the NC Farm Bureau in its legal battle against state regulators’ proposed animal waste permit requirements. The NC Chamber and National Federation of Independent Business filed a joint document Friday with the state Supreme Court.
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Farm Bureau challenges animal waste permit rules at top NC court
The North Carolina Farm Bureau is urging the state Supreme Court to uphold a lower court’s ruling against state environmental regulators in a dispute over animal waste permits. The Farm Bureau argues that challenged permit conditions should be treated as state rules.
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Top NC court will review dispute over state animal waste permits
The North Carolina Supreme Court will take up a legal dispute pitting the state Department of Environmental Quality against the North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation. The case involves conditions tied to state animal waste permits.
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Farm Bureau asks state Supreme Court to avoid animal waste permit dispute
The North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation is urging the state’s highest court to steer clear of a dispute involving conditions tied to state animal waste permits. The Farm Bureau is battling the Department of Environmental Quality in the court case.
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DEQ appeals to state Supreme Court in animal waste permit dispute with Farm Bureau
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality is asking the state’s highest court to review a case dealing with disputed animal waste permit conditions. The case pits DEQ against the North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation.
