INDUSTRY SEEKS TO DEFINE FARM EMISSION SOURCES TO LIMIT ENFORCEMENT

An agricultural industry task force may ask the federal government to adopt definitions of farm air emission sources, which could limit enforcement of clean air and Superfund laws targeting farms and animal feedlots. The Agricultural Air Quality Task Force met June 22-23 in Amarillo, TX, and considered proposing definitions for terms that apply to agriculture and crop tilling. These include definitions for farms, farming operations, sources and releases. Such terms -- if backed by the secretary of agriculture and ultimately...