The Hill's Energy and Environment Blog reports that 75 lawmakers, led by Representative Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) voiced their concerns "about a draft assessment EPA released in July that would establish the guidelines for regulating particulate matter emissions, including farm dust."
The letter to EPA states that the current regulations "have been very difficult and expensive for industries in the Western part of the country to attain, including agricultural and other resource-based industries." The letter continued, "The possibility of those same industries having to meet a standard that is twice as stringent causes us great concern, especially when a revision is not required by science."
The 75 lawmakers who signed the letter were largely from Western states and 13 democrats signed the letter. The letter urges EPA to maintain the current standard for farm dust.
To read the full-text of the letter, click here.
To read The Hill Blog's story, click here.
Posted: 09/28/2010
