Hagel Cosponsors Bill to Exempt Manure from EPA Regulation

[nosmokes]

the article doesn't make it clear, but i'm presuming this bill is referring to raw manure, most likely from factory farm/commercial feedlots, although it's possible that it could be just meany as relief for ranchers running really large herds near in watersheds, it's a fairly simple and inexpensive process to compost that manure befort it runs into and poisons the water. i'll do some more digging, but i'm pretty sure this is raw bullshit that the *dis*honorable senato senator want to poison his constiuents with.
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Hagel Cosponsors Bill to Exempt Manure from EPA Regulation

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE) joined a group of Senators today in introducing legislation that would exempt animal manure from being subject to regulation under the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), also known as the Superfund laws. The Superfund laws are administered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This legislation would exempt animal manure from being subject to regulation, and ensure that Superfund laws are not applied to animal feeding, farming and ranching operations. On June 23, Hagel discussed the introduction of this legislation with Nebraska cattlemen at Ole’s in Paxton.

There have been recent attempts, through litigation, to place farms under EPA cleanup and liability provisions, which would restrict the use of manure in agricultural operations. Manure has been used as a fertilizer by Nebraska’s agriculture producers for years. Additionally, the agriculture industry already operates under strict federal and state guidelines regulating water, soil and air quality.



“Animal manure is rich in nutrients and valuable for crop production. Manure is not a hazardous substance and should not be subject to regulation. This is common-sense legislation that will benefit Nebraska’s agricultural producers while maintaining the necessary environmental safeguards,” Hagel said.
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[MadHound]

1. Great, just what we need

Factory farms will now have the ability to have manure holding ponds unregulated. More spills, more smells, more damage to the surrounding enviroment.

[wellst0nev0ter]

8. There's No Things Better Than Shit Geysers

than an unregulated shit geysers!

[robinlynne]

2. It looks to me like this may be about the feed. That is hidden in there.

If you feed hormones and chemicals to the cows, their manure will have it too.

[Liberal In Texas]

3. He's pandering to the wealthy western Nebraska ranch/farm

owners and corporate ag businesses like ConAgra. In other words, politics as usual.

[KamaAina]

4. So that's what Bush** was talking about at G-8 the other day!

You know, when he thought the mike was off... :evilgrin:

This gives a whole new meaning to "Bushit"!

[MoseyWalker]

5. The large "factory" dairies

will pollute the earth even more than they already do. And I don't care what people say about them reusing ground water blah blah, I know they pollute the hell out of the environment anywhere they set up shop.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

6. Bad, bad idea...

Animal manure is high in nitrogen and phosphorous and in too large of amounts (as in what factory farms produce) makes drinking water supplies unsuitable for human consumption.

This is one of the very reasons that the EPA now regulates animal manure.

[Ian David]

7. Feces is LIFE! And you thought throwing pies at Ann Coulter was fun...

wait until we start throwing shit at Hagel!

Great big steaming turds of life-giving shit!

[originalpckelly]

9. I guess the Congressman wants to be able to give speeches out doors...

Without being fined by the EPA.