Illinois agriculture groups are urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reconsider new emissions standards for agricultural equipment. The groups say the standards would be too costly and burdensome for farmers, and they would have a negative impact on the state's economy.
The EPA is considering new standards that would require agricultural equipment to emit less nitrogen oxide and other pollutants. The groups say the standards would be too expensive for farmers to comply with, and they would force farmers to make changes to their operations that would reduce productivity.
The groups also say the standards would have a negative impact on the state's economy. They say the standards would lead to job losses in the agricultural sector, and they would make it more difficult for Illinois farmers to compete with farmers in other states that do not have to comply with the same standards.
The groups are urging the EPA to reconsider the new standards and to work with farmers to develop a more cost-effective and practical way to reduce emissions from agricultural equipment.
The Illinois agriculture groups are concerned that the new EPA emissions standards would be too costly and burdensome for farmers. They are urging the EPA to reconsider the standards and to work with farmers to develop a more cost-effective and practical way to reduce emissions from agricultural equipment.
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