SALEM — Oregon environmental regulators are seeking the dismissal of a lawsuit aimed at strengthening pollution regulations in Tillamook Bay.
Attorneys for the state Department of Environmental Quality have asked Tillamook County Circuit Judge Mari Garric Trevino to throw out the case before it goes to trial scheduled for next month, the Capital Press reported Tuesday.
Oyster Co. President Jesse Hayes claims in the lawsuit that excessive fecal coliform bacteria from dairies have curtailed or shut down harvests from his oyster beds in the bay.
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