Source: Kristen Johnson, FAYETTEVILLE OBSERVER, 9/20/21


Environmentalists are urging state officials to consider more protections for rural communities near hog farms now that the Farm Act of 2021 has passed.  The legislation, known as Senate Bill 605, was signed into law by Gov. Cooper on July 2 despite pushback from environmentalists who say the legislation would further exacerbate water and air pollution in rural communities of color by fast-tracking the permitting process for potentially harmful biogas projects in the state. 

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