Waterkeepers threaten lawsuit against politically connected NC hog farm By Sue Sturgis March 14, 2014 - Environmental groups have issued notice that they plan to sue a large North Carolina hog operation over illegal pollution. The company's president is a major political donor and the son of an influential former state lawmaker.
Environment Politics Will hog farmers save renewable energy in North Carolina? By Sue Sturgis April 4, 2013 - An effort to kill North Carolina's renewable energy law is meeting resistance from a politically powerful rural constituency.