Some Protection For Agriculture Provided By Senate Action
By: Doug Busselman, Executive Vice President
While you really can’t have enough protection from the eco-regulators at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Senate passage of an Interior Department appropriations bill on September 24th might afford some type of a shield from livestock producers getting caught up in the EPA’s possible regulatory efforts in their green house gas witch hunt. The Senate action has to be agreed to by their counterparts in the U.S. House (so it isn’t a done deal), but at least the concept is on the table for consideration.
As we see from this report, the language of the legislation is intended to keep EPA from using funds to implement rules that would require Clean Air permits for livestock. The pending regulations by EPA is related to a court case that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court and was decided that EPA needed to use the authority that they have acquired to regulate green house gases. Even though the agency officials have attempted to make their case that they didn’t plan to go about requiring permits from livestock producers – believing what EPA officials say is anything but a reliable way to plan your future. When inspired to do so these regulators use any and all available means of commanding and controlling their way to accomplishment of their agenda.
Ideally, as noted in the news account, developing a more long-lasting legislative solution would be a solid idea to pursue by those who care about the long-term protection of agricultural producers from EPA air regulators. In addition to this welcomed action, if the U.S. Senate would discontinue entirely their legislative pursuit of the misguided Climate Change Cap and Tax bill we’d be in even better shape.
While you really can’t have enough protection from the eco-regulators at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Senate passage of an Interior Department appropriations bill on September 24th might afford some type of a shield from livestock producers getting caught up in the EPA’s possible regulatory efforts in their green house gas witch hunt. The Senate action has to be agreed to by their counterparts in the U.S. House (so it isn’t a done deal), but at least the concept is on the table for consideration.
As we see from this report, the language of the legislation is intended to keep EPA from using funds to implement rules that would require Clean Air permits for livestock. The pending regulations by EPA is related to a court case that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court and was decided that EPA needed to use the authority that they have acquired to regulate green house gases. Even though the agency officials have attempted to make their case that they didn’t plan to go about requiring permits from livestock producers – believing what EPA officials say is anything but a reliable way to plan your future. When inspired to do so these regulators use any and all available means of commanding and controlling their way to accomplishment of their agenda.
Ideally, as noted in the news account, developing a more long-lasting legislative solution would be a solid idea to pursue by those who care about the long-term protection of agricultural producers from EPA air regulators. In addition to this welcomed action, if the U.S. Senate would discontinue entirely their legislative pursuit of the misguided Climate Change Cap and Tax bill we’d be in even better shape.
Posted by Doug Busselman at 9/25/2009 3:23 PM 
Categories: Climate Change
Tags: Livestock EPA Regulation U.S. Senate action
Categories: Climate Change
Tags: Livestock EPA Regulation U.S. Senate action
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