N.C. Supreme Court Says State Regulators Erred on CAFO Permits

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The ruling, a win for concentrated animal feeding operations, has raised concerns among environmentalists about groundwater and soil pollution from waste lagoons and spray systems that use manure as fertilizer. By Lisa Sorg The North Carolina Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a powerful agribusiness group, concluding that state regulators improperly included three specific […]

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