Agriculture groups are applauding the EPA’s final rule exempting farmers from reporting routine livestock emissions to state and local emergency response authorities. Scott Bennett from American Farm Bureau tells Brownfield that anytime government gets out of the way of producers, it’s a positive thing. “Oh, this is great news for farmers and ranchers across the United States. This is one less burden that they will have to deal with.” Michael Formica with the National Pork Producers Council tells Brownfield EPA’s action follows the direction recently laid out by Congress.
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