EPA Eyes March Release Of Plan For Delayed AFO Air Estimation Methods

EPA is eyeing a March release for a plan outlining how it will craft long-delayed emissions estimation methods to quantify air pollution from animal feeding operations (AFOs) that could inform Clean Air Act rules for the facilities, in response to an Inspector General (IG) report that urges the agency to develop a strategy for swiftly issuing the methods. Under a 2005 “compliance agreement” negotiated with the agricultural sector, EPA said it would not pursue further air law civil enforcement against...