EPA SEEKS WAYS TO LESSEN EMISSIONS REPORTING BURDEN FOR CAFOS

EPA may streamline requirements for concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) to report air emissions under Superfund law, in the face of legislation seeking to exempt the agricultural industry from the reporting mandates. But the scope of EPA's action remains unclear, and it is uncertain whether any administrative changes to the rules would satisfy industry concerns. For these reasons, lawmakers are making a renewed attempt to pass legislation exempting agricultural operations from both reporting and cleanup requirements under Superfund. A top...