Cape Fear River Watch has been advocating, education and taking action on this issue for decades. This is a long battle, and requires not only regulatory changes, but also a broad-scale transformation in consumer attitudes, expectations and spending. What is a CAFO? CAFO stands for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation; it is the process by which […]
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Introduction: GenX & Friends
It all began on June 7, 2017, when the Star News published an article by independent reporter Vaughn Hagerty called, “Toxin Taints CFPUA Drinking Water,” which referenced a 2016 study about some questionable compounds some scientists found in the river. Hagerty later said he had no idea it would illicit such a firestorm of community […]