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Thursday, February 02, 2006

Environment - More on: EPA Deal Eases Fines for Farms That Pollute; What this Means for Indiana

The Muncie Star-Press, in a story by Seth Slabaugh, reports today on the EPA agreement with the first three Indiana industrial-type farms that have signed agreements with US EPA, to provide data in exchange from exemption from penalties.

This story was reported in the ILB on Tuesday, Jan. 31st - see this entry.

From the Star-Press:

The three Hoosier producers are:

Mike Osterholt, 2104 E. Jay County Road 300-S, Portland, (192,960 laying hens).

Terry Finnerty, 10347 W. Ind. 26, Dunkirk, (1,200 nursery pigs and 6,800 finishing pigs).

Jerry and Ruth Warren, 6873 E. Randolph County Road 625-N, Union City, (4,000 finishing pigs).

Posted by Marcia Oddi on February 2, 2006 11:58 AM
Posted to Environment