EPA’s reversal on What’s Upstream rings hollow to ag groups

From the Capital Press

The Environmental Protection Agency reversed course Tuesday and said EPA funds should not have been used to finance What’s Upstream, a media campaign to arouse public support in Washington state for stricter regulations on agriculture.

The change in position pleased farm advocates, but also left them asking why EPA allowed the campaign in the first place.

“It’s nice EPA recognized what seems obvious,” said Washington State Dairy Federation policy director Jay Gordon. “But who … decided this was acceptable for federal funding?” Read the rest of the story here.