Report: Agribusiness 'Roadblock' To Clean Water
WASHINGTON (AP) -- An official with the American Farm Bureau Federation says his group supports conservation measures, but is concerned about increasing federal environmental regulation.
Don Parrish, AFB director of government relations, was responding Thursday to an Environment America report.
The report found 10 large agriculture interests gave $35 million to congressional candidates over the past decade, led by AFB, which gave $16 million. It blamed them for derailing a Chesapeake Bay restoration bill.
Parrish says AFB members support voluntary, incentive-based programs, which he says have been shown to be effective.
The report comes as the federal Environmental Protection Agency is implementing a Chesapeake Bay restoration strategy being challenged by the farm bureau.
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