EPA OPENS DOOR TO FINALIZING CAFO AIR PACT WITHOUT PUBLIC INPUT

EPA officials may bar the public from commenting on a controversial agreement temporarily exempting agriculture facilities from Superfund and Clean Air Act enforcement, despite a commitment to a key Democratic senator last year that the agency would seek public comment on a draft version of the agreement before it is finalized. One EPA source would not discuss specific plans on the agreement, but says the agency has made no final decisions on its release. "We're still considering how to proceed...