Lawmakers: Farmers need more time to meet new EPA rule
by MBJ Staff Published: July 13,2011
Tags: agriculture, conservation, environment, farmers, farms, federal government, spills, water
WASHINGTON — Farmers need more time and additional guidance in order to comply with new federal regulations intended to protect water sources from possible oil spills. That is the position of U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and a bipartisan group of U.S. senators. Cochran, a member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, is [...] [...]
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