House Approves Bill To Exempt Farms From CWA Spill Prevention Plans

The House of Representatives has approved by voice vote a bill that directs EPA to amend its Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) rule to exempt many farms from having to develop a spill prevention plan, one of a raft of bills limiting EPA rules that were moved ahead of Congress' August recess. Lawmakers from both parties voted Aug. 1 to approve H.R. 3158, a bill that directs EPA to revise its SPCC rules to raise the thresholds for determining...