Study finds hog farm waste in NC waters, but significance is disputed
Story Date: 8/31/2015

 

Source: Rose Rimler, NEWS & OBSERVER, 8/31/15


Industrialized animal farms put inexpensive meat on Americans’ dinner tables, but these farms also have been linked to serious environmental and human health problems. This summer, a long-awaited study on the effect of such farms on North Carolina water quality was released, but how its results will be interpreted by regulators remains unclear.

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