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Environmental Groups Challenge EPA Exemption for Factory Farms

10/8/2025

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Appeal filed October 3, 2025 by Waterkeeper Alliance and Center for Biological Diversity challenges a ruling upholding an EPA rule exempting factory farms from reporting hazardous air emissions.
They argue the exemption violates EPCRA and endangers public health.
A study estimates livestock air pollution causes over 12,700 U.S. deaths annually, surpassing coal plant emissions; National Cattlemen’s Beef Association supports ruling.

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Appeal filed October 3, 2025 by Waterkeeper Alliance and Center for Biological Diversity challenges a ruling upholding an EPA rule exempting factory farms from reporting hazardous air emissions.
They argue the exemption violates EPCRA and endangers public health.
A study estimates livestock air pollution causes over 12,700 U.S. deaths annually, surpassing coal plant emissions; National Cattlemen’s Beef Association supports ruling.