N.C. Supreme Court Says State Regulators Erred on CAFO Permits

cross-posted from: https://ibbit.at/post/102851

The ruling, a win for concentrated animal feeding operations, has raised concerns among environmentalists about groundwater and soil pollution from waste lagoons and spray systems that use manure as fertilizer.

By Lisa Sorg

The North Carolina Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a powerful agribusiness group, concluding that state regulators improperly included three specific conditions in general permits that govern industrialized hog, cattle and poultry operations.