Air Quality Issues and Animal Agriculture: EPA's Air Compliance Agreement

Copeland, Claudia

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Agriculture;    Environmental law enforcement;    Air quality;    Agricultural pollution;    Air pollution;   

RP-ID  :  RL32947
RP-ID  :  RL32947_2005Jul12

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

In an effort to collect scientifically credible data regarding the effect of animal agriculture on water resources (specifically animal waste and emissons from animal feeding operations (AFO), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in January 2005 announced the Air Compliance Agreement. The agreement is intended to produce air quality monitoring data on AFO emissions during a two-year study, while at the same time protecting participants through a “safe harbor” from liability under certain provisions of federal environmental laws. This report discusses the agreement and the perspectives of both its supporters and opponents.