When A Chicken Farm Moves Next Door, Odor May Not Be The Only Problem

Source: http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/01/24/463976110/when-a-chicken-farm-moves-next-door-odor-may-not-be-the-only-problem?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=thesalt

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A chicken house in Seagrove, N.C. North Carolina is one of the country's largest poultry producers. As farms move closer to residential areas, neighbors are complaining that the waste generated is a potential health hazard.

A chicken house in Seagrove, N.C. North Carolina is one of the country’s largest poultry producers. As farms move closer to residential areas, neighbors are complaining that the waste generated is a potential health hazard.

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North Carolina is one of the country’s largest poultry producers — and getting bigger. Large-scale chicken farms are spreading across the state. Government regulations have allowed these farms to get much closer to where people live. That’…

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