A manure-lagoon overflow at a Maryland dairy farm killed nearly 11,000 fish across 25 species, state officials say; the farm already faces a pollution lawsuit and a civil-contempt request over alleged violations
An overflow from a manure lagoon at Kilby Farms in Cecil County, Maryland, has killed nearly 11,000 fish across 25 species in Basin Run, according to the Maryland Department of the Environment. The incident, which came to light in early October 2026, marks a far larger fish kill than a similar event at the same…