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EPA lets up on farms as polluters
Sacramento Bee ^ | March 25, 2003 | Mark Grossi and Lesli A. Maxwell

Posted on 03/25/2003 11:41:15 AM PST by farmfriend

Edited on 04/12/2004 5:50:03 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

Federal officials are no longer calling on California to repeal a law that exempts large farms from air pollution monitoring permits.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which publicly favored repeal last month, now says it seeks only an amendment so "major" farm sources could be compelled to get permits.


(Excerpt) Read more at sacbee.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: environment; epa; farms; government; polution

1 posted on 03/25/2003 11:41:15 AM PST by farmfriend
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To: Carry_Okie; forester; sasquatch; B4Ranch; SierraWasp; hedgetrimmer; christie; comwatch; ...
ping
2 posted on 03/25/2003 11:41:40 AM PST by farmfriend ( Isaiah 55:10,11)
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To: farmfriend
BTTT!!!!!!
3 posted on 03/25/2003 11:42:45 AM PST by E.G.C.
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To: farmfriend
Maybe we should send the EPA to Iraq and let them cite Saddam for the black clouds of smoke. Talk about "particulants" -- my smoker has nothing on Iraq for particulate emission.

Carolyn

4 posted on 03/25/2003 11:56:37 AM PST by CDHart
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To: farmfriend
This is series!

Uprising By Shiites in Basra Underway; British Pouring Artillery into City

5 posted on 03/25/2003 11:58:53 AM PST by Fractal Trader (Free Republic Energized - - The power of Intelligence on the Internet! Checked by Correkt Spel (TM))
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To: farmfriend
Bovine Belches Destroy the Earth Bump?
(In an enviro nuts dreams!)

Keep Freeping.
6 posted on 03/25/2003 1:06:34 PM PST by Darksheare (Nox aeternus en pax.)
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To: Darksheare
Bovine Belches Destroy the Earth Bump?

Those and termite farts. I believe I read somewhere that termites release more methane than anything else. They were the biggest contributors of greenhouse gasses. Of course the increase in termites was attributed to the clearing of the rainforests. Can't win either way.

7 posted on 03/25/2003 1:18:08 PM PST by farmfriend ( Isaiah 55:10,11)
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To: farmfriend
Termites...
*Chuckling*....
8 posted on 03/25/2003 2:27:01 PM PST by Darksheare (Nox aeternus en pax.)
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To: farmfriend; All
My mind is over loaded! Somebody put this in a short to the point respective! I am still so dang mad at my US Representive Nick Joe Rahall that I have been sputtering all day! This fool is on the Natural Resource Committee, head of the NPS and is destroying WV along with every state in the US! And form his comments from last night, a major threat to our Home Land Security! See this post and you all will get my meaning! He should be investigated!

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/875028/posts


9 posted on 03/25/2003 2:49:47 PM PST by countrydummy
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