FARMERS LIVID OVER ARB DRAFT LARGE CAF DEFINITION SETTING PERMIT NET

Agriculture industry organizations are livid over an air board draft proposal that defines large dairies and cattle ranches for the purposes of permitting and mitigation requirements, arguing the definition is based on incomplete science and overstates the industry's impact on air quality. The definition is a key benchmark in the first-time regulation of farms that until recently have been exempted from Clean Air Act rules. While environmentalists are generally supportive of the Air Resources Board's proposal, they say they will...