EPA withdraws proposed rule for stricter water pollution guidelines at meat packing plants - Little Village

EPA withdraws proposed rule for stricter water pollution guidelines at meat packing plants - Little Village

Tyson’s meat processing plant in Waterloo, 501 N Elk Run Rd, on May 10, 2020. — Sophie McClatchey/Little Village The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has withdrawn a January 2024 proposed rule that would have reduced the discharge of nutrients and pollutants from meat packing plants and slaughterhouses.  The agency said it chose to withdraw the rules in an effort to prioritize the nation’s food supply and to keep food prices down.  The propo…