Environmental Issues

CERCLA/EPCRA

  • NMPF Issues Update for EPCRA Reporting - February 6, 2009
  • EPA's CERCLA Livestock Exemption Rule Causes Confusion for EPCRA Reporting - January 16, 2009
  • Comments on EPA Proposal to Exempt Animal Waste from Administrative Reporting of Hazardous Substances Released into the Air - March 24, 2008

Climate Change Policy

  • Ag Organizations Back Murkowski Disapproval of EPA Regulations - January 20, 2010
  • NMPF Thanks Senators for Leadership on Agriculture-Climate Offsets - November 4, 2009
  • NMPF Statement on Passage of House Climate Change Bill - June 26, 2009
  • NMPF Statement on House Climate Change Bill - June 25, 2009
  • NMPF Officer Testifies Before House Ag Committee on ACES Climate Change Bill - June 11, 2009
  • House Ag Committee Moves Forward with Climate Change Legislation - March 11, 2009
  • Livestock Organizations Send Letter to EPA Commenting on Proposed Rules to Regulate Greenhouse Gas Emissions - November 28, 2008
  • NMPF Submits Testimony to Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Climate Change Legislation - May 23, 2008 
  • Background

Dairy Environmental Handbook

  • Best Management Practices for Dairy Producers

EPA Air Consent Agreement & National Air Emissions Study

  • Update on Air Emission Study
  • EPA Consent Agreement
  • National Air Emissions Monitoring Study Summary
  • Purdue University
  • Environmental Update
  • Final Comments on EPA Air Consent Agreement

EPA's CAFO Rule

  • Comments to Proposed CAFO Rule - August 29, 2006
  • Summary of 2005 Court Decision on CAFO's
  • EPA's CAFO Rule Homepage
  • Comments to Revised Compliance Dates - January 20, 2006
  • Effluent Limitation Guidelines
  • Listing of Permitting Authorities
  • Is My Dairy Farm a CAFO?

Natural Resources Conservation Service

  • NMPF Comments on CSP Interim Final Rule - October 29, 2009
  • USDA Announces Mississippi River Basin Initiative - September 24, 2009
  • USDA Agricultural Air Quality Task Force Website
  • Environmental Quality Incentives Program Website
  • Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plans

Total Maximum Daily Load

  • Details on TMDL

Particulate Matter

  • NMPF Comments to EPA
  • EPA's Proposed Rule
  • NMPF Summary of Proposed Rule

Renewable Fuels Policy

  • EPA Announces New Renewable Fuel Standard - February 5, 2010
  • NMPF Protests Special Treatment for Ethanol Plants - October 21, 2008

Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure

  • NMPF and NCFC Submit Joint Comments Regarding Proposed EPA Amendment to SPCC Rule - February 17, 2009
  • Dragun Corporation Releases Analysis on How SPCC Plans Affect Agriculture - January 2006
  • Dairy Producer Evaluation of Applicability of Spill Prevention, Control & Countermeasure Plan

Sustainability

  • USDA to Provide Federal Support for Innovation Center Dairy Sustainability Efforts - December 15, 2009
  • DMI Launches Website for U.S. Dairy Sustainability Commitment - September 21, 2009
  • Dairy Industry Commits to Reducing Greenhouse Gases, Increasing Business Opportunities Across Value Chain - June 25, 2008
  • Dairy Industry Comes Together in Sustainability Initiative to Encourage Innovation, Address Environmental Stewardship - April 17, 2008

Water Quality Website

  • Livestock and Poultry Environmental Learning Center Website

Links

  • Producer Resources
  • Agency Links