The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association secured a legal win that upholds protections for cattle farmers and ranchers against burdensome federal air emissions reporting rules. NCBA, alongside other farm groups, spent years in litigation to ensure family farms and ranches would not be required to submit complex reports on emissions under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA).
“CERCLA and EPCRA were intended to address the worst industrial and toxic chemicals, not govern family farms and ranches,” said Kaitlynn Glover, executive director of the Public Lands Council. “The decision affirms that family cattle producers shouldn’t have to file reports for a natural, biological process under a law meant for significant chemical contaminants.” Glover also emphasized that NCBA and its partners “stepped up” to defend family operations through this legal battle.
