Eastern Shore Residents Concerned Over Air Pollution From Mega-Chicken Houses

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ)– Many think of smoke stacks and tail pipes when it comes to pollution, but on the Eastern Shore, the concern is over ammonia levels produced by chicken waste.
Chicken farming has long been a staple in Maryland agriculture and it’s changing.
What were once common operations that housed flocks of 25,000 chickens, are now being replaced with mega-chicken houses.
“Did it for 23 years, but I only had two houses, and that’s not even considered a chicken far