Compromise Found with Environment Bill

The Environment and Natural Resources bill did not include provisions involving agriculture sought by House Environment Committee Chair Rick Hansen. That includes a definition for pesticide-treated seed and a requirement that large livestock operations get an environmental impact statement. Hansen’s counterpart, Senator Foung Hawj acknowledged that action. “At the end, you kept all the agriculture elements out of this bill and making sure that we agree on environment policy only for this policy bill,” Hawj told Hansen. “I really appreciate that.” Hansen emphasized compromises were made in the conference committee. “Not everybody’s gonna be happy but as Senator Hawj said, this has been a delicate balance to bring this here.”