48: Environmental Protection

Change the attitude of officials in Washington, from a job-killing punitive mentality to a spirit of cooperation with producers, landowners, and the public.

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Protecting Our Environment -- The environment is getting cleaner and healthier. The nation’s air and waterways, as a whole, are much healthier than they were just a few decades ago. Efforts to reduce pollution, encourage recycling, educate the public, and avoid ecological degradation have been a success. To ensure their continued support by the American people, however, we need a dramatic change in the attitude of officials in Washington, a shift from a job-killing punitive mentality to a spirit of cooperation with producers, landowners, and the public. An important factor is full transparency in development of the data and modeling that drive regulations. Legislation to restore the authority of States in environmental protection is essential. We encourage the use of agricultural best management practices among the States to reduce pollution.

Stakeholder(s):

• Producers


• Landowners


• The Public


• Officials in Washington

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