Iowa and North Carolina are the largest pork-producing states in the nation. Hog farms generated $6.8 billion in sales in Iowa in 2012 and $2.9 billion in North Carolina.

The EPA’s probe is the latest development in a decades-long battle in North Carolina against what residents affected by factory farm pollution say is a form of “ environmental racism,” a ...

A three-judge panel ruled in favor of North Carolina regulators and several hog farms on Tuesday, bucking environmentalists' legal challenge to approved permits.

The EPA is studying pollution from industrial-sized animal farms, potentially a first step toward new rules that could impact North Carolina’s booming hog and poultry industries.

CLARKTON, N.C. (WNCN) — North Carolina officials say they are investigating after tens of thousands of gallons of hog lagoon waste spilled because of a pipe failure. The incident was reported ...

This story was originally published by North Carolina Health News. Last August, during a routine surveillance flyover, Samantha Krop spotted something odd at White Oak Farm, a Wayne County biogas and ...

The Fayetteville Observer Opinion OPINION: 'In harm's way.' NC pastor calls for tougher EPA standards on hog farm pollution Rev. Jimmy Melvin Updated Wed, September 18, 2024, 6:22 AM PDT 4 min read ...

The EPA is studying pollution from industrial-sized animal farms, potentially a first step toward new rules that could impact North Carolina’s booming hog and poultry industries.

In the mid-1990s, “Boss Hog” brought the rest of North Carolina up to speed on what had happened with the expansion of Big Pork. Armed with more information, and with more accountability all ...

Several hog farms in North Carolina were properly allowed to collect energy from the animals' waste, a state appeals court said Tuesday, ruling that their permit applications were scrutinized ...

NC pastor calls for tougher EPA standards on hog farm pollution FILE- In this July 21, 2017, file photo, young hogs owned by Smithfield Foods are seen at a farm in Farmville, N.C.© The ...