PoliticsEPA abandons effort to police air pollution from factory farms

The Environmental Protection Agency says it will stop developing methods to monitor air pollution from factory farms, ending a more than 20-year effort and effectively closing off attempts to regulate the facilities under the Clean Air Act. The agency described the move as a long-awaited reprieve for farmers. The excerpt says livestock operations emit several pollutants and cites research estimating they contribute to nearly 12,700 U.S. deaths annually.

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