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Environmental Health

Fight, Then Flight From Poultry Stench

by Catherine Clabby January 27, 2017October 13, 2022

North Carolina is home to roughly 8.6 million farmed pigs, on hog farm such as this. Many of the pigs are kept in confined shelters, producing malodorous waste that can harm nearby residents. Photo courtesy of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

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Data-Driven Environmental Detective

by Catherine Clabby December 9, 2016January 9, 2017

Flooding after Hurricane Matthew inundated dozens of poultry farms in Eastern North Carolina. Photo shows and aerial view of inundated chicken houses.

Environmental Health, Featured, Infectious Disease, Public Health

From the Air, Environmentalists Record Flooded Farms

by Catherine Clabby November 4, 2016November 4, 2016