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Environmental Protection Agency Denies Expanding Regulations on Farm Dust
Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:47:26 CDT
There has been a tremendous amount of concern about EPA imposing onerous regulations on dust in rural areas. The Radio Oklahoma Network has obtained the following statement from an EPA official as well as a letter sent by EPA to Senator Amy Kocubar, which offers assurances farm dust standards will not be made stricter than current levels.
"Particulate matter in the air we breathe can cause Americans to get sick, and can even cause premature death. For more than two decades, EPA has been working to reduce this pollution to improve our health while growing our economy. In progressing this work, some have raised the common myth that we are planning to expand regulation of dust from farms.
"EPA has repeatedly said that it has no plans to tighten regulations of dust. As further proof and upon careful consideration of the scientific record, analysis by Agency scientists, and advice from the independent Clean Air Science Advisory Council, EPA recently wrote Congress that it is prepared to propose to keep the current standard for PM10 when it is sent to OMB for interagency review.
"EPA hopes that this action finally puts an end to the myth that the Agency is planning to expand regulations of "farm dust"."
Click on the LINK below to read the full copy fo the letter sent to Senator Kocubar by the EPA.
02026_EPALetterDust10172011.pdf
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