STOP EGG PRODUCERS FROM POLLUTING NOW !

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STOP EGG PRODUCERS FROM POLLUTING NOW !

Monday, 18 September 2000 00:13:45 -0500

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STOP EGG PRODUCERS FROM POLLUTING NOW !

 

COMMENTS DEADLINE : SEPTEMBER 22.

 

 

Dear Friend of Animals,

 

The EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) has cut a deal

with the Unite Egg Producers to give " regulatory flexibility " under

what is called PROJECT XL.

 

What this means in reality is that a General Permit will be given

to ALL-- even the very largest - Egg Laying Operations in exchange

for a promise to adopt certain " environmental management systems " .

 

The facts are that large egg production facilities are the worst

polluters around.

 

The EPA is asking public comments on this matter.

The Notice was printed in the Federal Register of Sept. 8---

COMMENTS are due on September 22 .

 

We need to get comments in to EPA - ASAP, and immediately.

Let them know that :

 

Giving this pass to the egg producers is completely and totally

UNACCEPTABLE !

 

Because of the following points :

 

-Egg producers have not come forward " voluntarily " to be good

neighbors. The only reason they're trying to get exemptions via

Project XL is because the state and the feds - and citizens groups -

are beginning to crack down on CAFO polluters.

 

-There are no provisions in XL to reach environmental compliance.

Environmental management systems make no guarantee that state

and federal laws and regulations will be complied with...

 

-NO environmental groups were involved in the development of

Project XL. The alleged environmental participants were a couple

of think-tanks (one from DC and the other in Indiana).

 

-We had been told all along that the " largest " CAFOs would be

required to get individual site-specific permits - now EPA proposes

to grant General Permits to the largest of the large.

 

-Egg laying facilities are among the worst polluters in the

agri-business world. Buckeye is NOT an exception because of

pollution, it is an exception only because agencies and citizens

enforced existing laws.

 

 

Write to:

 

Richard Farrell

Associate Administrator

Office of Policy, Economics and Innovation

(Project XL headquarters)

1801A

USEPA Headquarters

Ariel Rios Building

1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N. W.

Washington, DC 20460

 

Telephone: 202-564-4332

Email: farrell.richard

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J. Charles Fox

Assistant Administrator

Office of Water

4101

USEPA Headquarters

Ariel Rios Building

1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N. W.

Washington, DC 20460

 

Tel: 202-260-5700

Email: fox.chuck

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Steve Herman

Assistant Administrator

Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance

2201A

USEPA Headquarters

Ariel Rios Building

1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N. W.

Washington, DC 20460

 

Tel: 202-564-2440

Email: herman.steven

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Ms. Carol Browner,

Administrator,

1101A

USEPA Headquarters

Ariel Rios Building

1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N. W.

Washington, DC 20460

 

Tel: 202-564-4700

Email: browner.carol

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Please refer the Source of the article at :

http://www.enn.com/direct/display-release.asp?id=2166

 

Thanks so much for writing on this important issue.

 

Sincerely ,

Citizens Concerns

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P.S.:

 

For more information on this issue, you may contact:

Diane Hatz

Communications Director

Global Resource Action Center for the Environment (GRACE)

212-726-9161

dianehatz

Web site: http://gracelinks.org

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