Groups Seek to Stop Illegal Swine Waste Pollution in North Carolina

EcoWatch: The Neuse Riverkeeper Foundation and Waterkeeper Alliance issued a Notice of Intent to sue the current and former owners and operators of the Stilley swine feeding operation this week to stop illegal discharges of swine waste into groundwater, wetlands and streams that flow to the Trent River. The Stilley Facility, which confines more than 11,000 swine near Trenton, NC facility for Murphy Brown, LLC--a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods, Inc.--has a long history of illegal discharges and waste management......

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