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Expert: DOJ Scientist’s Accusations Against Yakima Dairies Not Credible

October 27, 2025

Accusing dairies in the Lower Yakima Valley of polluting groundwater, the U.S. Department of Justice, working with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, hired University of Wisconsin-Madison scientist Dr. Rebecca Larson to make a legal declaration in support of their court case against the dairies.

But Stu Turner, an environmental contamination investigation expert, shows how Larson’s declaration amounts to bad science, and joins Dillon with details not only on how she got it wrong, but on the truth about the dairies currently in DOJ’s and EPA’s crosshairs.