Residents, farmers take Oregon back to court over chicken farm in Linn County

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Residents, farmers take Oregon back to court over chicken farm in Linn County

A coalition of residents and farm groups is once again challenging a recently permitted chicken farm near Scio in Linn County. The petition, filed Monday in the Linn County Circuit Court, is seeking to reverse a state-issued permit. The challenge follows a yearslong saga between Oregon’s Department of Agriculture and local residents and farmers, who have pushed back against plans for a chicken farm they say could pollute the local drinking water…