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From: gunter
9/12/18
Hog Farmers Scramble to Drain Waste Pools Ahead Of Hurricane Florence
Hurricane Florence is heading toward a part of North Carolina where pigs far outnumber people. Farmers and environmentalists are worried about the fate of hundreds of open-air manure lagoons.
Read more from NPR.orgFrom: gunter
9/17/18
Swollen NC rivers swamp dumps, raising water pollution fears
As rain from Florence continued to lash the Carolinas, the region's swollen rivers were beginning to swamp coal ash dumps and low-lying hog farms Sunday, raising pollution concerns.
Read more from AP NewsFrom: Dee (DLAINEDEE)
9/17/18
I believe they have more to worry about then pollution. The Brunswick power plants took a direct hit. That's not looking so good.
From: gunter
9/18/18
and millions of chicken !
UPDATE 1-Millions of chickens drown in Florence floodwaters, manure pits damaged
Florence, which has dumped up to 36 inches of rain on North Carolina since Thursday, was interrupting supply lines around the state and into neighboring South Carolina. Two North Carolina hog waste pits were structurally damaged, four were inundated with water and seven had discharges, according to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality.
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