That pollution can fuel toxic algae blooms in Lake Erie — threatening the drinking water for at least 11 million people.

In April, the court said Indianas Right to Farm Act prevents the couples from bringing a nuisance suit because the farm existed before they moved in.

The bill would have given the Indiana Department of Environmental Management more power to deny permits for CFOs.

The ordinance approved last week by Delaware County Commissioners was prompted by a proposed 10,560-head hog farm that's currently tied up in court.

Natural Prairie Dairy wants to build the CAFO in the now dried-up Beaver Lake bed on the edge of the former Grand Kankakee Marsh.

On the surface, this doesn't change much. Since the rule was on hold, farmers weren't required to report their emissions.

A zoning board has overturned a decision in favor of a large-scale hog operation in Delaware County.

Some Delaware County residents are trying to stop a factory farm with more than 10,000 hogs.

The dispute started about two years ago when the Rush County zoning board decided to approve County Line Dairy's permit for a CAFO next to Harvest Christian Camp in Lewisville.