Guest blog post by Lisa and Joe Inzerillo, Princess Anne, Md. Forgive the pun, but we live with a fowl stench. That’s because a mega-chicken farm was built right on top of our home. This new poultry complex isn’t the family farm you may have in your head. It’s more like the Super Walmart of …
On June 6, Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh joined six attorney generals in challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) failure to label chlorpyrifos as unsafe for humans in any quantity. Six weeks later, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin announced his co-sponsorship of a bill that bans chlorpyrifos. What exactly is chlorpyrifos and why is everyone so …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 25, 2017 CONTACT: Betsy Nicholas, Waterkeepers Chesapeake (202) 423-0504 betsy@waterkeeperschesapeake.org New Maryland Law Prohibits Routine Use of Antibiotics on Farms Keep Antibiotics Effective Act makes Maryland the second state to restrict agricultural use of antibiotics Annapolis, Md – The Keep Antibiotics Effective Act (SB422/HB602) will become law without a signature from Governor …
By Michael Curry Student, Johns Hopkins University In my sophomore year of college, I decided I wanted to become a student of public health and study how I could make a lasting impact on the Baltimore City community. I applied to Maryland PIRG for an internship and proceeded to research some of the issues the organization …
The act of administering low-doses of human antibiotics to farm animals who aren’t sick is a massive problem that must stop – and stop yesterday. This inappropriate use of antibiotics is linked to the spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria. These “superbugs” sicken millions of Americans every year and kill tens of thousands. In January 2017, …
