'Nobody gives a damn:' TX ranchers say PFAS in sludge fertilizer destroyed their legacy

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

State study finds PFAS in sewage sludge spread on NC farmland, with no limits in place

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

Maryland knows PFAS are dangerous — so why allow them on farmland? | GUEST COMMENTARY

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.

Some say the bill has morphed from its original form into something completely different — harmful rather than protective

Some say the bill has morphed from its original form into something completely different — harmful rather than protective.
Laconia Daily Sun

Bill sought to reckon with sludge use on New Hampshire farms. Here’s how it has evolved so far.

Earlier this year, a proposal from the New Hampshire House sought to pause the practice of applying PFAS-containing sewage sludge to farmland in New Hampshire. But over the course of ...
Star Tribune

Use of PFAS-tainted sludge as fertilizer raises cancer risk on farms, EPA says

Farm families that consume milk, eggs and beef they raise themselves face an increased risk of cancer if their fields were fertilized with PFAS-laced sewage sludge, the EPA reported this week. The ...
JD Supra

EPA's explanation that PFAS are unsafe in minute concentrations is turning out to have serious ramifications for many, including EPA.

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 ...
Consumer Reports

Maine Farmers’ Group Announces Plans to Sue the EPA Over PFAS in Sludge

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 ...
JD Supra

Sewage Sludge and Wastewater Treatment Plants Identified as Key Sources of PFAS Pollution

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 ...