Food & Water Watch: After Successful Lawsuit, EPA Proposes Modified Pollution Permit for Idaho Factory Farms
September 06, 2023
September 06, 2023
BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 6 -- The Food and Water Watch issued the following statement on Sept. 5, 2023:
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On Friday, EPA closed a public comment period on its revised Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit for factory farms in Idaho. Following a 2021 lawsuit by Food & Water Watch and Snake River Waterkeeper, EPA must require Idaho factory farms with NPDES permits to monitor water pollution
In Food & Wat . . .
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On Friday, EPA closed a public comment period on its revised Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit for factory farms in Idaho. Following a 2021 lawsuit by Food & Water Watch and Snake River Waterkeeper, EPA must require Idaho factory farms with NPDES permits to monitor water pollution
In Food & Wat . . .