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October 12: Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee Meeting October 31, 2018 and Biotechnology Seminar November 1, 2018
October 10: EPA Hits 13-Year High in Deleting Superfund Sites
October 4: Nearly $100,000 environmental education grant awarded to urban teaching farm in Prince George’s County, Md.
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CERCLA and EPCRA Air Emissions from Agriculture

Due to legislative changes in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Omnibus Bill), “air emissions from animal waste at a farm” are exempt from reporting under CERCLA. On May 2, 2018, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals issued its mandate vacating the 2008 final rule. However, farms will remain exempt from the CERCLA reporting requirements as a result of the FARM Act. Additionally, these types of releases do not need to be reported under EPCRA. CERCLA And EPCRA Reporting Requirements Update