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POLITICS & POLICY • UNITED STATES

Critics say EPA is stepping back from air-pollution enforcement at factory farms

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Ars Technica reports that the EPA is abandoning or reducing enforcement of Clean Air Act rules at factory farms, a move critics say weakens oversight. The article summary does not specify what enforcement actions or rules are changing.

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The issue concerns federal oversight of air pollution in the United States. The summary does not identify affected communities or explain the expected effect on pollution, businesses or public health.