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Amory Blaine6/10/2015 9:57:50 pm PDT

Scott Walker is shitting on us all.

Manure report cites ‘massive regulatory failure’

Weak regulatory oversight has allowed large-scale farms to “spiral out of control” and pollute groundwater without consequences, advocacy groups claim in a new report released Wednesday.

The report’s authors accuse the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources of giving “tacit approval” for pollution by ignoring evidence of widespread spills, intentional discharges and the over-spreading of manure.

The report focuses on 16 large dairy and beef farms, referred to as concentrated animal feeding operations, in Kewaunee County, where some studies suggest one-third of private drinking wells are contaminated with nitrates, E. coli and other harmful bacteria.