SENATE GOP 'RIDERS' TARGET ENVIRONMENTALISTS' LAWSUITS AGAINST CAFOS

Sen. Larry Craig (R-ID) may seek to prevent future citizen lawsuits against concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) by attaching legislative riders to EPA's spending bill that exempt the facilities from Superfund and other environmental reporting requirements, according to a Craig staffer. If successful, the amendments appear likely to boost agriculture industry efforts to limit compliance with environmental requirements. The industry is also working with EPA to develop a "safe harbor" agreement that would temporarily exempt CAFOs from Clean Air Act...