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FarmSTAND (antiguamente el Food Project de Public Justice) represent\u00f3 al Sierra Club en una acci\u00f3n judicial junto con la Agencia de Protecci\u00f3n Ambiental (EPA) contra Walnutdale Farms por violar un decreto de consentimiento de 2004 para mejorar su conducta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Los Grandes Lagos son conocidos por sus aguas v\u00edrgenes, pero las granjas industriales suelen arrojar esti\u00e9rcol y fertilizantes en los cuerpos de agua de estos lagos. En concreto, la granja Walnutdale desviaba los residuos de su instalaci\u00f3n directamente a un afluente del lago Michigan, dejando que el esti\u00e9rcol fluyera desde los graneros a trav\u00e9s de una tuber\u00eda hasta el r\u00edo. Esto provocaba una descarga masiva de esti\u00e9rcol que exced\u00eda la capacidad de la tierra. Actividades como esta provocan una importante descarga de esti\u00e9rcol en los cursos fluviales cercanos, poniendo en peligro el ecosistema y afectando a las comunidades locales y a las que se encuentran m\u00e1s abajo en la cadena alimentaria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

El Sierra Club present\u00f3 una demanda contra la granja industrial, a la que la EPA se uni\u00f3 m\u00e1s tarde, lo que llev\u00f3 a un acuerdo conjunto que oblig\u00f3 a Walnutdale a mejorar su comportamiento en 2004. Durante alg\u00fan tiempo, la contaminaci\u00f3n disminuy\u00f3 y el r\u00edo cercano mejor\u00f3. Pero en los \u00faltimos a\u00f1os, surgieron pruebas que indicaban una nueva intensificaci\u00f3n de la contaminaci\u00f3n por parte de la granja. En esta ocasi\u00f3n, debido a que Walnutdale estaba generando m\u00e1s residuos de los que pod\u00eda manejar, las aguas residuales procedentes de la lactaria de la empresa se desbordaron por la cueva de almacenamiento y drenaron m\u00e1s de 100.000 galones de aguas residuales hacia un afluente del r\u00edo Rabbit. Al descubrir la infracci\u00f3n de Walnutdale al acuerdo conjunto y a la licencia, la EPA present\u00f3 una acci\u00f3n de cumplimiento para obligar a Walnutdale a cumplir con sus compromisos. FarmSTAND se incorpor\u00f3 como abogado principal del proceso contra Walnutdale, en el que Sierra Club era parte. La acusaci\u00f3n argument\u00f3 que la granja industrial no hab\u00eda gestionado los residuos animales y hab\u00eda aplicado demasiado esti\u00e9rcol en los campos. Nuestra colaboraci\u00f3n con la EPA oblig\u00f3 a esta empresa a asumir su responsabilidad y dio como resultado un nuevo decreto de consentimiento para evitar futuras emisiones contaminantes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Alegatos de bienhecho<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Queja propuesta (Sierra Club v. Walnutdale)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Solicitud de intervenci\u00f3n (Sierra Club v. Walnutdale)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Decreto de consentimiento (Sierra Club v. Walnutdale)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Decisi\u00f3n de consentimiento, Ap\u00e9ndice A (Sierra Club v. Walnutdale)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Acuerdo de consentimiento, Ap\u00e9ndice B (Sierra Club v. Walnutdale)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adici\u00f3n C del Decreto de Consentimiento (Sierra Club v. Walnutdale)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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