The permit that sets the rules for about 2300 swine facilities affecting the public and environmental health of our region is only reviewed every 5 years. NOW IS THE TIME AND COMMENTS ARE DUE MARCH 4. Below is a summary of the issue. If it’s important to you, PLEASE SEND YOUR COMMENTS TODAY! The Department […]
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Tell North Carolina: Clean Up Your Act!
By Ellen Simon Simon is an Advocacy Writer at Waterkeeper Alliance, the largest and fastest growing nonprofit solely focused on clean water. Reposted with permission by Waterkeeper Alliance. Hurricane Florence left North Carolina awash in hog waste. We have an opportunity this year to take important steps to address our waste problem, which troubles the […]
Introduction: Industrial Farming
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 […]