INDUSTRY SEEKS TO DEFINE FARM EMISSION SOURCES TO LIMIT ENFORCEMENT

An agricultural industry task force may ask the federal government to adopt definitions of farm air emission sources, in a move that could limit enforcement of clean air and Superfund laws on farms and animal feedlots. The Agricultural Air Quality Task Force met June 22-23 in Amarillo, Texas, and considered proposing definitions for terms that apply to agriculture and crop tilling. These include definitions for farms, farming operations, sources and releases. Such terms -- if backed by the secretary of...