The record-breaking rains that started with Hurricane Florence are continuing to strain North Carolina’s hog lagoons. Because of the storm, at least 77 lagoons in the state have either released pig ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

For years, Paul Danbom let good fertilizer go to waste. On his 900-head dairy farm in Turlock, California, he was buying fertilizer for his distant cornfields. Meanwhile, he was paying to dispose of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...