Under the Dome podcast: The reporters behind ‘Big Poultry,’ an investigative series
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Big Poultry
North Carolina’s poultry farms are everywhere. The state cloaks big poultry in secrecy to the point regulators don’t even know where most of the farms are located. Neighbors complain about the stench and other nuisances. But state laws leave courts and local governments nearly powerless to help.
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This week on the Under the Dome politics podcast, host Dawn Vaughan talks with the main reporting team behind a project by The News & Observer and The Charlotte Observer, “Big Poultry.”
With some stories already published and more on the way, N&O environment reporter Adam Wagner, Observer investigative reporter Ames Alexander and Observer data reporter Gavin Off talk with Vaughan about what went into the project looking at a billion birds and a growing number of poultry farms. They discuss what the data shows, what it doesn’t, and what the impact is on farmers, neighbors, the environment and the entire state.
Plus a sneak peek of what’s to come in their coverage.
Listen to the end for our picks for Headliner of the Week. Spoiler: Three out of the four are sports-related.
Listen to our latest episode below and catch up on previous episodes. You can also listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Audible, iHeart, Pandora, Amazon Music and Stitcher.
This story was originally published December 5, 2022 at 5:30 AM with the headline "Under the Dome podcast: The reporters behind ‘Big Poultry,’ an investigative series."
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