USDA TASK FORCE PRESSES EPA TO ACT ON CROP-BURNING, FARM RULES

September 23, 2004
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) agricultural air quality task force is putting pressure on EPA to respond, after years of delay, to several contentious policy recommendations -- including a proposal to exempt agricultural burning from particular matter limits and one that exempts agricultural operations from regulatory mandates, promoting voluntary measures instead. A task force member who recently spoke with high-ranking EPA officials says the agency has promised to move forward soon. If EPA agrees to the recommendation on crop...


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