EPA charges agriculture biggest polluter of rivers
The EPA says farming is the main source of waterway pollution, fouling 173000 miles of rivers and streams with chemicals and animal waste runoff. The agency argues livestock waste accounts for about 20 percent of pollution and proposes new rules for large feeding operations under the Clean Water Act.
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