EPA tax per cow

This last week there was an article on MSN.com that spoke about putting a tax on each cow of approximately $175. This tax was proposed by the EPA. The EPA denies that they proposed the tax. The tax would be put on any animal that produced methane or any other environmentally depleting substance.
OK, so here is my 2c on the subject. The EPA is back peddling because they know that the agricultural community will be ticked. Who ever made this comment has probably lost his job by this time. If they are going to go after something to tax they need to look at a way to really make money. By the way, how will that money help the environment? If they tax the cows and the American farmer gets rid of his cows, where will our beef and milk come from? Will Americans eat less beef and drink less milk? I doubt it. It might be a whole lot different quality.
OK, so what are your thoughts on this tax? What have you heard about it? Speak out.