Rising Waters From Tropical Storm Debby Put North Carolina Waste Sites at Risk

While rain pelted North Carolina and raised the threat of flooding across the state, officials were monitoring almost 70 dams and lagoons holding animal waste that had overflowed or were at risk of failing on Thursday, a number that more than doubled between the morning and the afternoon.At least 17 animal feeding operations were included in the monitoring. At least three had taken on enough water from Tropical…