A bipartisan U.S. House coalition last week joined the effort to prevent 200,000 farms and ranches from being regulated like toxic Superfund sites.

The newly introduced Agricultural Certainty for Reporting Emissions (ACRE) Act (H.R. 5275)  would prevent unnecessary en­vironmental reporting, which has been opposed by Republican and Democratic administrations alike. Reps. Billy Long (R-Mo.) and Jim Costa (D-Calif.) introduced the bill together with 85...