EPA study questions safety of sewage sludge as fertilizer. Will it impact Charlotte Water?
Sludge generated by Charlotte Water plants is recycled on more than 17,000 acres of private farmland in North and South Carolina.
Months after Hurricane Helene, North Carolina farms are still in crisis
Hurricane Helene inflicted huge losses on North Carolina farms. As many farmers wait for aid to flow, some wonder whether ...
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State water quality officials monitor weekend hog waste spill
State Division of Water Resources officials say more than 80,000 gallons of hog waste spilled into tributaries of the Northeast Cape Fear River over the weekend.
84,000 gallons of hog waste spills in Duplin County
DEQ says equipment malfunctioned that was pumping waste between lagoons at the Murphy-Brown farm on Kenan Loop Road outside ...
DEQ monitors water quality after large animal waste spill in Duplin County
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Water Resources has announced an animal waste spill that ...
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Study shows negative air quality effects from industrialized animal facilities in North Carolina linger
The negative effects on air quality from industrialized animal facilities in North Carolina stick around for a long time, ...
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How Big Meat silences its critics
In 2014, Lowell Trom hit a breaking point.  For two decades, he had watched as his small farming community in Blooming ...