GRACE: EPA's Giveaway to Factory Farms
Take Action!
The Environmental Protection Agency just announced a voluntary
agreement with factory farms, which gives them immunity from penalties
for violating federal clean air rules over the next several years, as
well as for certain past violations, in exchange for participating in an
air emissions' monitoring study. This suspension of enforcement action
is completely unnecessary, as the EPA already has the authority to
require Animal Feeding Operations (AFOs) to monitor their emissions,
provide the agency with data, and comply with federal law. Moreover, the
one-time fees for participating in the study and receiving immunity are
just several thousand dollars per AFO, substantially less than what EPA
can fine an AFO for just one day's worth of violations. Recent studies
have shown that air emissions from AFOs can be quite harmful to human
health, endangering farm workers, children, and nearby residents. Please
urge the EPA to fix this rule, so that it protects public health and
requires corporate accountability; submit sample docket comments here:
http://capwiz.com/pc/mail/oneclick_compose/?alertid=6941701.
Click here to read the consent agreement:
http://www.epa.gov/airlinks/pdfs/AFO-FR1-21-05.pdf.
Click here to read an article about the rule in Grist magazine:
http://www.grist.org/news/muck/2005/01/24/factory_farms/?source=daily .
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