LEGISLATIVE PUSH WOULD CREATE EXEMPTIONS FOR LIVESTOCK POLLUTION

House lawmakers are floating draft legislation that would expand on earlier attempts to exempt air emissions from animal feeding operations from federal legislation, and also exempt the industry from Superfund cleanup requirements. The move could undercut groundbreaking new lawsuits charging the industry is liable for contamination and resource damages from animal manure. It comes as EPA has been working on a legal agreement with the agriculture industry to temporarily exclude it from certain emissions and other pollution reporting requirements. The...