Two NC Rivers Among Country's 'Most Endangered'
The national nonprofit American Rivers has named the Neuse and Cape Fear rivers among the country's most endangered.
View ArticleCooper Vetoes Bill That Shields Hog Farmers
Gov. Roy Cooper slammed down another veto Friday, his fourth of this legislative term. Cooper vetoed House Bill 467 , which would reduce the liability hog farmers face for the nuisance caused by...
View Article'Gunk' From Hog Farms, But Neighbors Left With Little Recourse
Hog country in eastern North Carolina can be beautiful and serene. Pastoral scenes with uncluttered horizons, neat farmhouses, corn fields swaying in the breeze, and livestock quietly grazing – the...
View ArticleHogs v. Humans: Neighbors Fight Back Against Swine Waste
Terry "Pap" Adams says he was out in the backyard, tinkering on one of his car projects, when another cloud of noxious pinkish-brown mist drifted overhead. The droplets hit his wife's black car,...
View ArticleHog Industry Lawyers: Jury Needn't Hear Other Waste Methods
Attorneys defending the hog industry against federal lawsuits that claim spraying liquefied animal waste over farm fields has harmed their North Carolina neighbors don't want jurors to hear about...
View ArticleHog Waste In NC Has Been A Relatively Untapped Fuel Source. Until Now.
North Carolina isn’t rich in coal, natural gas or oil deposits, but it has more hogs than nearly any other state. And for many years, people have been trying to figure out a way to turn hog waste into...
View ArticleWhat The $50M Hog Nuisance Decision Means For Future Lawsuits
A federal jury awarded more than $50 million in damages to 10 neighbors of a 15,000-head hog operation in Eastern North Carolina. The residents said the stench and noise from the hog farm made living...
View ArticleA Big Look At Big Hog In North Carolina
North Carolina’s pork industry has been in the spotlight since a jury awarded tens of millions to 10 people living close to one Eastern North Carolina hog farm. The money was awarded as nuisance...
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