Big Companies Bet On Cleaner Power From Pig Poop Ponds
Two large companies plan to capture natural gas from manure-filled ponds, turning it into clean, climate-saving energy. But some neighbors just want the ponds gone.
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Manure Happens, Especially When Hog Farms Flood
When Hurricane Matthew hit North Carolina last month, it flooded more than a dozen manure lagoons at hog farms. Environmentalists say it shows that these farms are too risky for the state.