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North Carolina hog-waste lagoons continue affecting neighboring homes

Hog-waste lagoons in North Carolina reportedly continue spraying fecal waste onto neighboring homes decades after a cleanup agreement. Funding intended to address the problem has been frozen amid a political dispute.

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Ongoing exposure and stalled remediation pose a sustained public-health and environmental risk to nearby communities.

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  1. North Carolina struck a deal to clean up its hog waste crisis, but 25 years later the lagoons are still there, still spraying feces onto neighboring homes, and the grant money meant to fix it has been frozen by a political clash ↗ecoportal.net · Recorded source date: Sep 5, 2026, 1:31 AM UTC

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