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EPA agrees to step up oversight of animal feeding operations in Pennsylvania

04/20/23 4:02 PM By Steve Davies
KEYWORDS animal feeding operations CAFO Chesapeake Bay Chesapeake Bay Blueprint Chesapeake Bay Foundation Clean Water Act Delaware District of Columbia Hilary Falk large CAFOs Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown Maryland Watermen's Association nutrient runoff Susquehanna River TMDL

The Environmental Protection Agency has agreed to increase oversight of animal feeding operations in Pennsylvania, including potentially designating them as point sources that would require discharge permits under the Clean Water Act.

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