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Gaping Loopholes in EPA's New Rules for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs)

The new rules by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for large animal "factory" farms contain many significant loopholes including the following: enormous, open manure lagoons are still allowed; factory farms continue to receive exemptions to the Clean Water Act concerning polluted runoff; and factory farms themselves will be able to "self-certify" that they have no discharges and are therefore not subject to NPDES permit requirements. The Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO) - Final Rule is at this EPA web page.

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