EPA Throws in the Towel on Policing Air Pollution From Factory Farms

EPA throws in the towel on policing air pollution from factory farms

Critics say EPA is effectively abandoning Clean Air Act enforcement at factory farms.

EPA pulls the plug on regulating air pollution from giant livestock and poultry operations

The agency says it will suspend efforts, in the works for more than 20 years, to develop measures that would allow the agency to enforce bedrock clean air laws at factory farms.

EPA Drops Nationwide Livestock Air Emissions Models, Citing Outdated Data

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency dropped plans for nationwide livestock air-emissions models, saying decades-old data cannot reliably estimate emissions.

EPA Moves to End 2005 Air Compliance Agreement

WASHINGTON — Today [October 30, 2026], U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it will not develop emissions estimates as part of the 2005 Animal Feeding Operations Consent Agreement and Final Order (2005 Air Compliance Agreement). EPA’s enforcement office will work to end obligations under that agreement. Together, these actions bring closure to an agreement that […]

Dairy Farmers Welcome EPA Decision to Close Out Two-Decade-Old Air Emissions Study - Oklahoma Farm Report

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) welcomed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s announcement that it will not finalize air emissions estimating methodologies under the 2005 Animal Feeding Operations Air Compliance Agreement, and that it will move to terminate the agreement. The decision ends more than 20 years of uncertainty for the dairy farms and other

Livestock groups applaud EPA decision on air emissions study

Agency decides outdated, limited data cannot support reliable emissions estimation methods and will move to end 2005 Air Compliance Agreement.