The Catherine Fitzsimmons mentioned is the head of the Iowa Air Bureau.
She has had to deal with air regulations for sulfide and ammonia from
CAFO's . I was hoping she would be on the side of good when I saw she
was giving testimony and it looks like she was.
Laurel, thanks for the follow up article.
Laurel Hopwood wrote:
> http://www.magicvalley.com/articles/2007/09/08/news/local_state/120062.txt
> September 7, 2007
> Senate eyes CAFOs
> Committee hears testimony on health, environmental effects
> By Matt Christensen
> (Utah) Times-News writer
> edited
>
> CAFO proponents, including Olin Sims, president of the National
> Association of Conservation Districts, and Leonard Blackham,
> commissioner of the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food, said
> there was no need for federal regulations because most states have
> successful CAFO management programs in place.
> Opponents, including Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson and
> Catharine Fitzsimmons, of the National Association of Clean Air
> Agencies, painted a different picture. They testified CAFOs are
> harming the environment and called for federal regulation.
>
> "You're talking about an enormous amount of waste generated at an
> industrial level," said Edmondson, who alleged CAFOs have polluted
> rivers in Oklahoma to the point people can no longer safely swim or
> fish in them. He's filed numerous lawsuits against CAFOs.
> Farmers testified CAFOs boost the economy. Neighbors to CAFOs
> testified the operations threatened their health and livelihood.
> CAFOs in Magic Valley are synonymous with dairies, though poultry and
> hog CAFOs are more common in the East and Midwest. Southern Idaho
> counties have struggled to balance the economic benefits of CAFOs with
> concerns that they pollute air and water.
>
> Those same concerns were echoed by senators on the committee, who held
> the hearings in relation to recent debate over the Superfund, a
> federal program created by the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
> Compensation, and Liability Act to clean up hazardous waste sites.
> Some senators want CAFOs to be regulated under the program, which
> would hold CAFO owners responsible for contamination. Other lawmakers
> say the proposal will cripple agriculture, especially since CAFO
> manure would be regulated as a toxic waste under the program.
> In Idaho, the Idaho Dairymen's Association is opposed to including
> CAFOs in Superfund. Environmental groups, including Idaho Concerned
> Area Residents for the Environment, support the idea.
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