N.C. research would have provided crucial data on understudied effects of the burgeoning industry on predominantly Black, Indigenous and Latino residents.By Lisa SorgThe Trump administration has cancelled a $417,000 federal grant that would have funded research on the social and economic impacts of biogas production from industrialized swine operations in North Carolina.
Observations from the Little Bunker
Last updated: October 16, 2025 02:57 AM
Atmospheric COâ‚‚
424.4 ppm
+18.2
ppm/year
Atmospheric CHâ‚„
1933.54 ppb
+12.29
ppb/year
Global Temperature
+1.48 °C
Peak: +1.73°C
World Population
8.1 billion
+67
million/year