Opponents sue state over Morris mega-dairy expansion

By: Ella Stern

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: July 31, 2026

Words: 532

Last Updated: 3 days, 8 hours ago

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Food & Water Watch and the Land Stewardship Project sued the state of Minnesota Thursday over a decision to allow a Morris mega-dairy to expand without a more rigorous environmental review.

Riverview wants to expand West River Dairy from 7,855 cows to almost 19,000 cows, making it the biggest dairy in Minnesota.

The new dairy would create roughly the same amount of waste as a city of 750,000, and, according to the …

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