Record #:

29072

Author(s):

Fine, Kenneth; Hellerstein, Erica

Abstract:

This is the first of a three-part investigation into North Carolina’s hog-farming industry. The article examines claims by lower-income African American residents of eastern North Carolina that neighboring hog farms have polluted their properties and efforts by lawmakers to shield pork producers from litigation.

Source:

Indy Week (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57), Vol. 34 Issue 23, June 28 2017, p10-17, por

Subject(s):

Hog industry; African Americans--Living conditions; Environmental contamination--Health aspects