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NC Hog Farms Face New Regulations, Environmental Advocates Say It's Not Enough

Rusty Jacobs

Revised environmental permits mean new requirements for hog farms in flood-prone areas of the state.North Carolina has more than 3,000 hog farm lagoons鈥�

Smithfield Foods promised to cut emissions.

Environment

Smithfield's Plan To Address Climate Change Earns Praise From Some, Scorn From Others

Rusty Jacobs

A major pork producer in North Carolina will address the industry's vulnerability to climate change. The move has won praise from one environmental鈥�

Environment

Biogas A Possible Victim Of Renewable Rollbacks

Dave DeWitt

To a visitor, the hog houses down a dusty dirt road outside Magnolia, North Carolina look like any other hog houses.Here in Duplin County, there are鈥�

Environment

EPA Will Investigate DENR Over Hog Lagoons

Dave DeWitt

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is launching an investigation into the state Department of Environment and Natural Resources. The investigation鈥�

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