If a state proposal makes headway to temporarily ban the sewage sludge from being used as fertilizer, county officials fear ...

For years, we've been investigating the dangers of toxic forever chemicals known as PFAS, showing up in the products we buy, ...

A state study found PFAS in sewage sludge, soil and water across North Carolina. Despite widespread use on farmland, there ...

Lara Beaven of Inside PFAS Policy reports that Maine farmers have joined litigation against the Environmental Protection Agency for not yet regulating the presence of PFAS in sewage sludge. The ...

On a warm July morning, Joe Suleyman — dressed in a neon vest, short sleeves and blue jeans — stood on a grassy hill in New Hanover County. White clouds drifted across a bright blue sky above a lush ...

New research suggests that sewage sludge and wastewater treatment plants are major sources of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) pollution. Waterkeeper Alliance, in partnership with local ...

Over the past several years, Maryland’s legislature has taken important steps to confront the growing threat posed by PFAS, also known as forever chemicals, to public health and the environment.

A group representing organic farmers in Maine has announced it will sue the Environmental Protection Agency under the Clean Water Act for the agency’s failure to protect their land, crops, and ...

The Environment Protection Agency released a report that finds chemicals in sewage sludge fertilizer can cause cancer. People at risk are those who eat or drink goods that contain these harmful ...

The property, which operated as Songbird Farm, became a national example of PFAS contamination in Maine in 2021.