South Carolina’s environmental department has threatened to sue a farmer, whose land was polluted by sewer sludge, over his effort to tell the public about a meeting the agency is holding to discuss more sludge disposal in Darlington County.
In a letter earlier this month, a Department of Environmental Services lawyer demanded that farmer Robbie O’Neal “cease and desist’’ from using the agency’s logo on flyers he was circulating about the March 19 meeting.
“You are hereby placed on notice that continued use of SCDES branding without written permission may result in immediate legal action against you without further warning,’’ the letter from attorney Gwynne B. Goodlet said…