Waterkeeper Alliance: Hog and Poultry Waste Threat in North Carolina Has Gotten Worse Since Hurricane Florence
August 04, 2020
August 04, 2020
NEW YORK, Aug. 4 -- Waterkeeper Alliance issued the following news release on Aug. 3:
North Carolina's industrial meat operations pose a greater environmental threat today than they did when Hurricane Florence hit the state in 2018. And the threat is worsening as global warming increases the intensity and severity of tropical storms and hurricanes.
The state's poultry industry has grown unchecked, with no permitting requirement, and no prohibition on building in the sta . . .
North Carolina's industrial meat operations pose a greater environmental threat today than they did when Hurricane Florence hit the state in 2018. And the threat is worsening as global warming increases the intensity and severity of tropical storms and hurricanes.
The state's poultry industry has grown unchecked, with no permitting requirement, and no prohibition on building in the sta . . .