Floyd’s Toxic Wake

Living on Earth

Flooding in North Carolina has left behind sewage, chemicals, and millions of dead farm animals. Host Steve Curwood talks with reporter James Shiffer of the Raleigh News and Observer about what’s being done to bring public health risks under control, and what can be done in the future to prevent this kind of environmental crisis.

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