Category Archives: Environment

NEPA's Effect on Farmers

Posted on March 21, 2011 by matt ohern

Twenty five years ago federal regulatory agencies, including EPA and USDA, did not heed the advice of the scientific community which said do not subject products of biotechnology “…to special, discriminatory government regulation.” Because this advice was not heeded, NEPA … Continue reading →

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Arizona Loses To EPA on Farm Dust

Posted on March 8, 2011 by matt ohern

The EPA’s decisions in Arizona simply defy credulity and common sense. Continue reading →

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Is Carbon Dioxide a Dangerous Pollutant?

Posted on March 8, 2011 by matt ohern

The EPA says yes, but I don’t think so. And I recently came across a book arguing that increasing concentrations of atmospheric CO2 may actually benefit the earth’s many life forms. Continue reading →

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Coalition in Opposition to Fairfax County Purchase of Lorton Incinerator Grows

Posted on February 17, 2011 by matt ohern

County staff has recommended that the Board of Supervisors vote to move forward with the purchase, but Fairfax County’s citizens and businesses will end up on the losing end if the Board agrees to the County staffs’ proposal. Continue reading →

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How EPA Regulates Farm Spills

Posted on January 19, 2011 by matt ohern

EPA equates an agriculturally related spill of pesticides, fertilizers, fuel, coolants and oil-petroleum-based products as a major problem on farms and ranches. Farms and ranches, according to EPA, have substantial problems with the prevention and control of oil spills. EPA … Continue reading →

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