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Have A Wastewater Issue? Maybe Its Time To Send In The WormsHave A Wastewater Issue? Maybe Its Time To Send In The Worms

Have A Wastewater Issue? Maybe Its Time To Send In The Worms

Photo: Earthworms like these are the "heroes" helping dairies, wineries, and others deal with wastewater ... [+]IMAGE VIA ROYAL DAIRY Charles…

2 years ago
CAFOs: The Scary New Math of Factory Farm WasteCAFOs: The Scary New Math of Factory Farm Waste

CAFOs: The Scary New Math of Factory Farm Waste

CAFOs often store animal waste in massive, open-air lagoons, like this one at Vanguard Farms in Chocowinity, North Carolina. Bacteria…

6 years ago
Membrane technology to address excess water problem on Washington dairyMembrane technology to address excess water problem on Washington dairy

Membrane technology to address excess water problem on Washington dairy

“We really don’t have a nutrient problem; we have a water problem,” states Galen Smith, partner and general manager of…

6 years ago
Hurricane Florence breaches manure lagoon, coal ash pit in North CarolinaHurricane Florence breaches manure lagoon, coal ash pit in North Carolina

Hurricane Florence breaches manure lagoon, coal ash pit in North Carolina

RALEIGH, N.C. — Flooded rivers from Florence’s drenching rains have swamped coal ash dumps and low-lying hog farms, raising pollution…

7 years ago