Here Are the 270,000 North Carolina Property Owners Whose Rights Are Threatened by Pork Industry Bill

Tuesday, May 2, 2017

A bill rushed through the North Carolina legislature and now on Gov. Roy Cooper's desk would severely restrict the traditional property rights of hundreds of thousands of property owners from the pollution and stench of factory farms.

Now the names of citizens impacted have been matched to the numbers.

Last month an EWG investigation used county tax assessor data to map the estimated 60,000 residential properties in the state within a half mile of either a hog or poultry factory farm. But peer-reviewed scientific studies in North Carolina and other states have documented health problems, reduced air quality and noxious odors at three or more miles from from hog factory farms.

Below are the roughly 270,000 North Carolina property owners whose names are on the deeds for properties that are within a half mile of a poultry factory farm, or within three miles of a swine operation.

Proponents of the legislation never provided even an estimate of the number or location of residential property owners in the state whose rights to relief from farm pollution would be sharply limited, if not eliminated, by the bill. EWG is releasing the names of the property owners to help members of the legislature, Gov. Cooper and the public understand just how many citizens could have their property rights sharply curbed should the legislation become law.

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