EPA to Probe Whether North Carolina’s Permitting of Biogas From Swine Feeding Operations Violates Civil Rights of Nearby Neighborhoods - Earth News Report
The EPA has decided to investigate North Carolina’s 2019 decision to allow four pig feeding operations to generate biogas from hog waste lagoons, and environmental justice advocates hope the probe will yield greater civil rights protections for Blacks and Latinos who live nearby. In September 2021, the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) filed a complaint
