Sens. John Thune (R-SD) and Krysten Sinema (D-AZ) recently introduced a bill that would prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from issuing permits related to livestock emissions.
The Livestock Regulatory Protection Act would amend the Clean Air Act to ban the EPA from issuing permits for any carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxide, water vapor, or methane emissions from biological processes associated with livestock production, according to a release from Thune.
“Livestock producers are working to improve efficiency and reduce emissions from their operations, “Thune said. “They should not be subject to onerous regulations and costly permit fees for their animals’ emissions, which could ultimately lead to higher food costs for consumers.
Thune previously introduced the bill in 2009 with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and the restriction has been included in annual appropriations legislation since then. The Livestock Regulatory Protection Act would provide long-term certainty for producers, the statement said.
