Agrochemical company Syngenta is now weighing its next steps after being issued a stern ultimatum by the Arkansas attorney general: divest of 160 acres of land within two years or face legal action.
In eastern North Carolina, there are two types of rainfall. One kind descends from the heavens; the other emanates from a more terrestrial source — fetid cesspools of hog waste. Fuchsia-colored ponds dot the landscape of Duplin County and surrounding areas — lined pits that retain millions of gallons of pig feces and urine. And …