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flag Eastern Shore residents blocked a chicken waste injection project due to water contamination fears, leading to the company’s withdrawal.

flag Eastern Shore residents successfully blocked a Texas-based company’s plan to inject chicken waste underground in Accomack County, leading to the withdrawal of its zoning application. flag The project, which aimed to process 150,000 tons of poultry litter annually into deep wells, faced strong opposition due to concerns over contamination of the shallow Yorktown-Eastover aquifer, the region’s primary drinking water source. flag Despite claims of protective rock layers, the U.S. Geological Survey found no evidence of such barriers, and the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality raised safety concerns. flag The company, seeking carbon credits, did not explain its decision to halt the project. flag Del. flag Rob Bloxom is now advocating for a statewide ban on similar projects in protected groundwater areas.

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