[kiryandil]

The Schellville dairy farm closed after racking up nearly $300,000 in debt from an environmental lawsuit,

$20,000 could have probably secured the services of a local biker gang to "explain" things to the lawfaring envirosleaze Commies.

[who_would_fardels_bear]

I don't know that they're commies. Sports fishing and farming have always been at odds, especially with regard to water issues. The sports fishers want lots of water to flow into the sea so they have more fish to catch, but the farmers want it to soak into the land to grow crops.

I can see where pollution from cows and clam farms harm fisheries.

This is most likely not a case of commies vs good ole' American farmers. It's most likely about upper class fly fishermen hobbyists vs. large scale farming operations, i.e. lawsuits protecting the privileged few vs. those of us who want to buy milk or get steamed clams at a reasonable price.

This is like the river rafters who want to demolish dams so that a relatively small number of rafting hobbyists can have their way over the multitudes that benefit from the dams.

[Cowman]

I have often wondered what happens to the rule of law when it gets magnitudes cheaper to hire goons or button men rather than use the courts to settle disputes.