Michigan Farm Bureau v. Department of Environmental Quality

ELR Citation: 41 ELR 20151
No(s). 290323 (Mich. Ct. App. Mar 29, 2011)

A Michigan appellate court upheld the state environmental agency's concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) rule. The challenged rule falls within the scope of the agency's statutory rulemaking authority, is rationally related to the agency's statutory mandate to protect Michigan's waters from p...