The EPA decision "puts polluters first and leaves farming families and rural communities to bear the consequences." ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - Water flows down the Sandusky River between farms, Aug. 26, 2024, in Fremont, Ohio. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel, File) ...

A new state law aims to protect Marylanders from harmful PFAS chemicals by limiting the amount of PFAS in biosolid crop ...

(Karen Kasmauski/The Image Bank/Getty Images) Every year, millions of dry metric tons of biosolids – the nutrient-rich stuff ...

EPA tosses out scientific research carried out under Biden and says toxic sludge not a significant threat to public ...

(Beyond Pesticides, October 27, 2025) With the confluence of science and law, the spotlight is on sewage sludge fertilizer and its contaminants, including per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

Jason Grostic, a Michigan farmer, continues to care for nearly 150 cows that were “seized” by the state. He said he was blindsided when the state of Michigan ordered him to shut down his farm, citing ...

A truck carrying a load of Synagro biosolids fertilizer product enters an Alabama farm where the product will be applied. (Gabriel Tynes / Courthouse News Service) ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ala. (CN) — On a ...

Sewer sludge from wastewater treatment plants appears to expose farmers and nearby neighbors to toxic "forever" chemicals, a new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) draft risk assessment says.

Harmful chemicals in sewage sludge that is spread on pasture land as fertilizer are causing cancer, the Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday. The risk is highest for people who regularly ...

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