Animal Waste Management and the Environment: Background for Current Issues (CRS Report for Congress)
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| Release Date |
April 26, 1999 |
| Report Number |
98-451 |
| Authors |
Claudia Copeland and Jeffrey Zinn, Resources, Science, and Industry Division |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
Summary:
Waste for animal agriculture is an increasingly prominent environmental quality issue. This background report describes the livestock production industry today along with public health and environmental concerns related to the industry. It summarizes policies and programs of the Department of Agriculture and the Environmental Protection Agency and recent Clinton Administration initiatives; state laws and programs concerning animal waste management; and dialogues on problems and solutions initiated by some segments of this industry. It reviews congressional responses to the issues and outlines policy questions likely to shape congressional action.
