“MountainTrue believes the primary sources driving E. coli and water quality impairment are failing septics, animal agriculture and urban stormwater runoff.”
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Letter: Cartoon misses mark on river pollution
“The [July 27] Molton cartoon is a very unfortunate representation of what is involved in the water quality issues in the French Broad River.”
Letter: Sewage costs cause homelessness
“Many people are definitely homeless because they can’t afford sewer hookups, septic tanks, leach fields or the land to put them in, and I don’t think they deserve this environmental burden.”
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A tank full of not-so-good
Relevant story, Smoke and mirrors: the death of tobacco in WNC, here. Key passage: But for those who chose to remain in the game, the deregulation made it hard to turn a profit. Within a year, the price of tobacco had dropped from $1.98 a pound to $1.50. And with no price guarantees and substantial shipping […]