Momentum Builds For Legislation Exempting CAFOs From Superfund

A House bill to exempt concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) from the Superfund law is gaining momentum, with over a hundred co-sponsors signing on and the possibility of a companion bill in the Senate. The bill, introduced last fall by Rep. Ralph Hall (R-TX), would exempt CAFOs from both cleanup and reporting requirements under Superfund. It comes amid several pending lawsuits by state and local governments seeking to hold industry liable for water pollution due to animal waste used as...