Maura Seikaly

GEORGETOWN, Del. — The Sussex County Council has unanimously approved a plan for a facility that would process chicken litter and convert it into energy and other agricultural byproducts. The council decision followed lengthy delays while the applicant, CleanBay Renewables, addressed…

CleanBay's projects both proposed and under construction are strong examples of choosing the right waste processing method for the right geographic region. The Eastern Shore of Maryland and Delaware are hotspots for chicken farming, making the Delmarva peninsula a natural…

The state of Maryland has been pouring millions of public dollars into private efforts to transform one of the Chesapeake Bay's biggest scourges — excess chicken waste — into something marketable. So far, with not much luck. But a new project in…