Tropical Storm Debby brought intense rainfall and flooding threats to North Carolina this week, highlighting the vulnerability of hog lagoons and wastewater treatment plants. By Austyn Gaffney As ...

Because of the storm, at least 77 lagoons in the state have either released pig waste into the environment or are at imminent risk of doing so, according to data issued Tuesday by the North Carolina ...

WEST FARGO – Thursday's St. Patrick's Day dusting of snow gave residents a sniff of reprieve after a week's worth of foul-smelling lagoon omissions. But the odors are likely to return with the warmer ...

As Hurricane Florence brings trillions of gallons of water ashore, the storm is headed straight for some of the largest concentrations of hog farms in the county. And there's no getting around it: ...

North Carolina has more than 3,000 hog lagoons. Opponents say the lagoons foul up the air and water supply. In protest, they started a 51-hour vigil Tuesday to raise awareness about what they say is ...

At the heart of the environmental debate is a proposal to increase renewable energy credits (RECs) for facilities that convert hog waste into biogas, particularly in economically distressed Tier 1 ...

At least 30 livestock operation waste lagoons in 17 Nebraska counties have been leaking contaminants into groundwater, according to the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality. The lagoons store ...

So far, there have been two confirmed breaches of lagoons, including a site in Duplin County that contains more than 300,000 cubic yards of waste and is a "total loss," said Megan Thorpe, a ...

As soon as the skies clear after a hurricane hits eastern North Carolina, Larry Baldwin climbs in the passenger seat of a single-engine plane, usually with his friend and pilot Rick Dove, and surveys ...

After an agreement was reached Wednesday between Denali Wastewater Solutions and the Department of Natural Resources over disposal of meatpacking sludge, advocates in Missouri say their fight ...