Environmental Group Challenging Permit for 25,000-Cow North Dakota Dairy

Environmental group challenging permit for 25,000-cow North Dakota dairy

BISMARCK — A North Dakota environmental group has filed a lawsuit over a giant dairy under construction in Traill County. The Dakota Resource Council filed the suit against the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality and Riverview ND LLP in Traill and Burleigh counties. The Department of Environmental Quality in September approved a permit to Minnesota-based Riverview for a 25,000-cow milking operation southeast of Hillsboro. Crews bega…

Groups Sue North Dakota Over State’s Largest Ever Mega-Dairy Permit Approval

On Friday, Dakota Resource Council (DRC) sued the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) over a September 25 approval of a state animal feeding operation permit for Riverview LLP’s 25,000-cow Herberg mega-dairy in the Red River Valley. Dakota Resource Council is represented by Food & Water Watch and Wild & Scenic Law Center. The lawsuit was filed Friday in both Traill and Burleigh Counties. Mega-dairies like the planned Herberg o…