EPA Walks Back Proposal to Limit Water Pollution From Meat and Poultry Plants

EPA walks back proposal to limit water pollution from meat and poultry plants

In a move celebrated by US meat and poultry producers but mourned by environment and health advocates, federal regulators are walking back a proposed rule that would have strengthened water pollution standards for slaughterhouse operators. The move to withdraw the proposed rule was published September 3 in the Federal Register. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) concluded that “it is not appropriate to impose additional regulation on t…

EPA Halts Rulemaking to Reduce Slaughterhouse Water Pollution

On Saturday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it will abandon its years-long effort to modernize outdated and under-protective water pollution control standards for slaughterhouses and rendering facilities. Food & Water Watch Legal Director Tarah Heinzen said: “Once again, Trump’s EPA is siding with corporate polluters over clean water. Slaughterhouses have spent decades polluting our nation’s waters with scant over…

Federal Water Tap, September 1, 2025: EPA Won’t Strengthen #Wastewater Pollution Rules for Meat and Poultry Industries — Brett Walton

Rio Grande and Pecos River basins. Map credit: By Kmusser – Own work, Elevation data from SRTM, drainage basin from GTOPO [1], U.S. stream from the National Atlas [2], all other features from Vector Map., CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11218868 Click the link to read the article on the Circle of Blue website (Brett Walton): September 1, 2025 The Rundown EPA withdraws a proposed rule to reduce wastewater pollution…

EPA halts stricter water rules for meat plants

EPA halts stricter water rules for meat plants Cost, closures and rural impact cited in agency decision