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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Op-Ed: Florence, Factory Farms and Floodplains
Hurricane Florence unveiled one of North Carolina’s dirty secrets to the nation: we allow millions of tons of hog waste to be stored in open pits — in a floodplain. Read our Op-ed, published in the Wilmington StarNews October 7, 2018 for more information. Visit our TAKE ACTION page for ways you can address this […]