Beef Buzz News
Dust Standard Proposed by EPA Designed to Shut Down Farming and Ranching
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 4:20:34 CST
One week ago, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) submitted comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in opposition to flawed science behind EPA’s review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for Particulate Matter (PM). The comments were submitted in response to EPA’s 2nd Draft Integrated Science Assessment (ISA) that appears to lay the foundation to set the coarse PM standard at levels of 12-15 ug/m3—1/10th of the current standard.
Of course what NCBA is referring to is "DUST." And on today's Beef Buzz, we visit with Colin Woodall, who is a part of the Washington staff of the NCBA. Woodall talked with us about the unrealistic nature of these standards being considered by EPA. Coarse PM is nothing more than the dust kicked up by cars or trucks traveling on dirt roads or a tractor tilling a field, and has long been found to be of no health concern at ambient levels. Because of the high dust levels found in the arid west, many critical western industries have a difficult time meeting the current NAAQS, even with use of best management practices to control dust. Both existing and new sources of coarse PM, including agriculture sources, would be affected by EPA’s decision. For parts of the country having trouble meeting the current PM standard, EPA has proposed “no-till” days for agriculture. New sources of coarse PM emissions would simply not be allowed—forcing producers to cut back on their operations.
Click on the Listen Bar below to listen to our conversation with Colin as we try to "clear the air" over this latest regulatory excess from EPA. And, you can click here to jump to the complete comments offered by NCBA to EPA over DUST.
The Beef Buzz is a regular feature heard on radio stations around the state on the Radio Oklahoma Network- but is also a regular audio feature found on this website as well. Click on the listen bar below for today's show- and check out our archives for older Beef Buzz shows covering the gamut of the beef cattle industry today.
Ron Hays Beef Buzzes with Colin Woodall of the NCBA Washington Team.
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