As Craig Watts’ legal battle drags on, the Trump administration moves to delay rules on how farmers get paid.
Lisa Sorg
Posted inAgriculture
Advocates Say N.C.’s System for CAFO Complaints Is Falling Short
The state has only 14 inspectors for thousands of hog, poultry, and cattle farms, making it impossible to evaluate every complaint.
Posted inEnvironment
Regulators Nix $1.2 Billion Proposal to Dredge Wilmington Harbor
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers failed to explain how it would mitigate environmental harms, including PFAS contamination.
Posted inEnvironment
Scientists Say This Chemical Could Cause Irreversible Harm. It’s Everywhere in Eastern N.C.
The discovery of TFA in blood and water samples raises questions about Chemours’ role in adding to the pollution burden.
Posted inEnvironment
Short-Lived Win in a Never-Ending Fight Over Forever Chemicals
For seven years, N.C. activists overcame political and scientific hurdles to convince the EPA to regulate PFAS in drinking water. Now they’re confronting a Trump administration intent on quashing their success.
Posted inEnvironment
Trump Cancels Study on Health Impacts of Industrialized Hog Farms That Produce Biogas
The research would have provided data on the burgeoning industry’s impact on predominantly Black, Indigenous, and Latino North Carolinians.