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Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Lawmakers To Renew Animal Waste Effort
Lawmakers To Renew Animal Waste Effort
By Aaron Sadler, Stephens Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON — A group of farm-state lawmakers Thursday said they would try again to prevent animal waste from being classified as a pollutant, an exemption opposed by environmental groups and plaintiffs in a case against Arkansas poultry companies.
A new bill specifies that manure would not be designated as a hazardous substance or contaminant under the federal “Superfund” law.
Read the full news report here @ Times Record, Fort Smith, Arkansas
By Aaron Sadler, Stephens Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON — A group of farm-state lawmakers Thursday said they would try again to prevent animal waste from being classified as a pollutant, an exemption opposed by environmental groups and plaintiffs in a case against Arkansas poultry companies.
A new bill specifies that manure would not be designated as a hazardous substance or contaminant under the federal “Superfund” law.
Read the full news report here @ Times Record, Fort Smith, Arkansas
Labels: environment
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