On
August 21, 2013, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom
Vilsack announced the renewal of USDA’s Agriculture Air Quality Task Force (AAQTF).
Established
under the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 to provide
recommendations to the secretary of Agriculture on agriculture air quality
issues, AAQTF is composed of representatives from academia, agribusiness,
regulatory organizations, environmental organizations, health disciplines,
special government employees (SGEs), and others. AAQTF representatives are selected by USDA
and serve two year terms.
Among
the named 2013-2015 AAQTF representatives is Pennsylvania State University
professor Eileen Wheeler. Professor
Wheeler currently teaches agricultural and biological engineering in Penn State’s
College of Agricultural Sciences and has served as a member of AAQTF since
2008.
For
more information regarding AAQTF, please see USDA’s Agricultural Air Quality
Task Force Website.
For
more information regarding Eileen Wheeler, please see The Penn State University
Agriculture and Biological Engineering Website.
Written
by M. Sean High – Research Fellow
The
Pennsylvania State University Agricultural Law Resource and Reference Center
August
23, 2013
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