U.S. Justice Department intervenes to stop Sugar Grove Township from requiring Old Order Amish to abandon privies and connect ...

Old Order Amish in Warren County will no longer be required to use an electric component of a sewer system following a ...

After years of legal wrangling, Sugar Grove’s Old Order Amish residents will legally be allowed to use their outdoor privies rather than be required to use Sugar Grove’s municipal sewage system. The ...

The U.S. Attorney whose office was involved in resolving the dispute between Old Order Amish in Sugar Grove and the township ...

Federal authorities have stepped in to resolve a lawsuit involving the Sugar Grove Area Sewage Authority (SUGASA) which ...

For over two decades, Dr. Jonathan Haines has studied genetic factors that contribute to diseases of aging and “successful” aging in the Old Order Amish. A growing health concern in the US population ...

The American Experience documentary The Amish portrays Old Order Amish people and communities in North America. They are a distinctive Christian subculture that traces its roots to the 16th ...

The following has been edited for length and clarity. I was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, one of the main Old Order Amish places in the US. I grew up on a small farm in a little ...

Under the agreement, Amish households will be exempt from the sewage system requirement and allowed to use privies, according ...

“It’s a lot quicker to jump on your bike and go into town than it is to bring your horse into the barn, harness it to the buggy, and go,” David Mullett, a member of the Old Order Amish ...

After years of lawsuits, court proceedings and, finally, asking for the federal government to intercede, Old Order Amish families in Sugar Grove Township can use their privies. It seems like a trivial ...