The Times dug into the widespread use of sewage sludge as fertilizer, which is sometimes heavily contaminated by “forever chemicals.” By Hiroko Tabuchi For decades, the government has encouraged ...

(Beyond Pesticides, June 24, 2020) Communities across the U.S. are restricting the use of biosolids (sewage sludge) in their jurisdictions, as researchers at Michigan Tech plan to study whether ...

Concern is mounting over the longstanding practice of using sewage sludge as fertilizer on farmlands due to the toxic chemicals it contains, particularly PFAS, which are known for their persistence in ...

Fertilizer containing potentially unsafe levels of “forever chemicals” has been used around the country. By Hiroko Tabuchi For the past year, I’ve been reporting on how “forever chemicals,” a group of ...

There, a “new” technology whose actual discovery dates back to before World War I is getting ready to revolutionize the ...

ALBANY — A report released Thursday by the Sierra Club Atlantic Chapter says New York has failed to regulate the spreading of sewage sludge that the group says is contaminated with manufacturing ...

Sludge, a byproduct of sewage treatment, is often spread on fields as fertilizer. But growing research shows that toxic chemicals like PFAS are lurking in the muck — and getting into our food. Sludge, ...

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 ...

Environmental advocates are renewing calls to ban the use of sewage sludge — or "biosolids" — as fertilizer, after an Environmental Protection Agency draft report found there may be health risks ...

Environmental group Save Carbon County is hoping to raise awareness about the use of sewer sludge, known as biosolids, as fertilizer. "We personally feel that sewage sludge does not belong on farm ...

A lot of products contain toxic PFAS. Some of these "forever chemicals" are ending up in sewage that is turned into fertilizer. The water from our sinks, showers and toilets contain the chemicals ...