The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a virtual public meeting for the Animal Agriculture and Water Quality Subcommittee, a part of the Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Committee, on December 6, 2024. This meeting will discuss recommendations for improving the Clean Water Act's permitting program for concentrated animal feeding operations. The public comment period for the meeting has been extended to December 5, 2024. People interested in attending or providing comments should register on the EPA's website.
Simple Explanation
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is having an online meeting to talk about how farms that have lots of animals can keep our water clean. They also extended the time for people to send in their thoughts or questions about this until the day before the meeting.