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Too Big on the Pig: America’s Taste for Pork Comes with Costs

March 18, 2019 by Catherine Schluter Agriculture State and Local Water

Pork is a big part of the American diet, but pig farming has serious environmental and human health consequences. North Carolina is one of the biggest pork producers in the country, but its state legislature, like many other states, is putting pork profits over sufficient protections.