EPA issues ‘call for information’ on AFO air emissions

EPA is seeking new information on the scope of air emissions of animal feeding operations (AFOs), after the agency and Congress largely eliminated air toxics reporting mandates for the facilities even as some environmentalists are still pushing for reporting by AFOs and ultimately regulation of the sector. In an Oct. 1 Federal Register “ call for information ,” EPA solicits industry input on a range of topics related to the emissions generated by AFOs, as part of the agency’s...