Michigan court strikes down parts of contested livestock waste permit

By: Kyle Davidson

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: June 12, 2026

Words: 675

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

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A judge has tossed out key portions of Michigan’s new permit governing large-scale livestock operations, ruling that state environmental regulators violated due process when they added stricter requirements for manure-management.

In a June 8 order, Judge Richard Garcia of Ingham County’s 30th Circuit Court determined that the head of the Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy ran afoul of due process by adding additional provisions to its permit regulating concentrated animal feeding operations.

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