EPA Rule Could Put Small Meat Processors Out of Business — and Leave Consumers Out in the Cold
(The Defender)—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing new limits on how much nitrogen, phosphate and other pollutants meat processing facilities can discharge into surface waters. The EPA said the proposed rule change will “improve water quality and protect human health and the environment.” But some critics argue it also will hurt small processing facilities that won’t be...