North Carolina Wetland Continues to Suffer from Hog Waste Spill
A year after a the hog waste spill at White Oak Farm, investigators find high levels of fecal bacteria in a nearby waterway.
Source: dailyyonder.com
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Environmentalists Rely on Volunteer Pilot Program to Do Aerial Surveillance of Animal Facilities
NCDEQ doesn’t have resources to conduct flyovers, which are crucial to finding problems at remote locations. Critics say that lack is by design.
Source: indyweek.com
Evidence of ongoing pollution at a Wayne County hog operation, bacteria and nitrogen levels high in Nahunta Swamp
Evidence of ongoing pollution at a Wayne County hog operation has Riverkeepers concerned about a nearby waterway.
North Carolina United States Nahunta Swamp Wayne County Riverkeeper Jillian Howell Neuse Riverkeeper Samantha Krop
Source: publicradioeast.org
Riverkeepers discover extremely high levels of fecal bacteria in waterways near major hog waste spill that was reportedly cleaned up
North Carolina riverkeepers have documented high levels of fecal bacteria in Wayne County waterways; hog farms
Source: ncpolicywatch.org
Organization calling for more transparency from DEQ after toxic foam spill at North Carolina biogas facility
An eastern North Carolina clean water organization is calling on the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality to take further action after toxic foam escaped from a Wayne County biogas facility and polluted air, groundwater and surface water for weeks.
Source: publicradioeast.org