On August 8, EPA sent a proposed concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) reporting rule to OMB for review, in a final step toward formal proposal of and public comment on the rule. The rule was required as part of the settlement of a lawsuit filed by environmental groups, Natural Resources Defense Council v. EPA.   The rule would require CAFOs to submit to EPA specified details about their operations, regardless of whether they will be required to apply for a NPDES permit.  The rule thus may be at odds with the ruling by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals last March… Read more