Delegates at the American Farm Bureau Federation annual meeting in Atlanta have voted to urge Congress to pursue vigorous oversight of the Environmental Protection Agency. They cited a recent expansion in EPA regulatory actions aimed at agriculture that ignores farmers' and ranchers' positive contributions to environmental protection. In approving the resolution, the delegates said congressional action is necessary to restore common sense to environmental regulation of our farms.
Through their resolution, Farm Bureau members said EPA is limiting the use of private property, encroaching on state land use and water quality planning efforts, and impeding economic growth. The resolution also asked lawmakers to consider legislation to "halt" EPA's regulation of greenhouse gases.
To change those regulatory trends, the delegates urged Congress to assess the impact EPA's actions have had on agriculture, conduct a critical examination of how the agency uses science, and determine an adequate budget for necessary agency activities.
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