March 23, 2013

Our EPA at work

Just wonderful -- from Farm Futures:
EPA Releases Producer Information To Animal Rights Groups
NCBA and the National Pork Producers Council are both furious with EPA for handing extremist groups illegally gathered data on farmers who operate confined animal feeding operations.

NCBA said early this week it was notified by the EPA that the agency had been collecting information from states on CAFOs. The information was requested by extremist groups, including Earth Justice, the Pew Charitable Trust and the Natural Resources Defense Council through a Freedom of Information Act request and was given to them.

The information released by EPA covers livestock operations in more than 30 states, including many family farmers who feed less than 1,000 head and are not subject to regulation under the Clean Water Act.
This organization has waaaay too much power -- they need to have their budget cut by 80%. Let them get back to their core competency. Posted by DaveH at March 23, 2013 1:35 PM
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