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< > ...even though we don't have a problem with egg facilities in Illinois
YET- my hunch is they will be coming next - after Dairy. We can't let EPA
give them a gold star.

Pam Hansen
Grassroots Organizer
Illinois Stewardship Alliance
PO Box 648
Rochester, IL 62563

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Merritt Frey, Clean Water Network
Policy Analyst/Feedlot Campaign Coordinator
1200 New York Ave., NW  Suite 400
Washington, DC  20005
202-289-2392 (p) 202-289-1060 (f)
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Sent:    Monday, September 11, 2000 10:59 AM

Don't let EPA call Egg Producers "Environmental Leaders"!

EPA is about to publish an agreement with the United Egg Producers that
would recognize egg production facilities -- no matter how large or how
dirty -- as environmental leaders.  It would also waive the individual Clean
Water Act permitting requirements for these facilities, most of which have
between 500,000 and 5 million birds.

Many of these facilities have very serious environmental problems, including
Buckeye in Ohio, DeCoster in Vermont, and Gates Brothers in North Carolina,
but all will be hailed as leaders under the proposal about to go to press.

Call Chuck Fox today to stop this travesty!.  He can be reached at
202-260-5700.

Tell him Individual Permits requiring public notice must be required to
protect your community & your health.  Cutting special deals for industry is
not EPA's job -- EPA should bring these facilities into compliance, not
exempt them from their environmental obligations.

Demand the proposal be revoked -- don't even publish it!

This proposal is scheduled to go forward this week, so please call today.
Thanks.

Merritt Frey
Clean Water Network
Policy Analyst/Feedlot Campaign Coordinator
1200 New York Ave., NW  Suite 400
Washington, DC  20005
202-289-2392 (p)
202-289-1060 (f)
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