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September 23, 2024

The Farm Bill Must Support Farmers Affected by PFAS Contaminated Sewage Sludge

Maine stepped up to protect its farmers. It’s time for Congress to protect farmers nationwide.

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May 9, 2024

Will the EPA’s New PFAS Rules Protect Our Water, Farms and Health?

Polluters should be held responsible for the billions per year in estimated cleanup costs.

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January 2, 2024

Nine Times More ‘Forever Chemicals’ Found in Water Near Sludge-Spread Fields

New York State and waste management entities promote the use of sewage sludge as fertilizer, but recent tests show high levels of PFAS pollution in water near sludge-spread fields

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December 7, 2023

Following PFAS Up the Food Chain

‘Forever chemicals’ are commonly found in freshwater fish, but most states don't warn residents

Hannah Norman, KFF Health News
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October 19, 2023

Alabama County Tells Wisconsin, “We Don’t Want Your Toxic PFAS”

“A state that is predominantly white is sending its waste that’s toxic to the Black Belt,” says sociologist Robert Bullard.

Bennet Goldstein, Wisconsin Watch; Sarah Whites-Koditschek, AL.com & Dennis Pillion, AL.com
Agriculture
March 14, 2023

Don’t Let Your Food Waste Become Sewage Sludge

The solid waste industry is greenwashing food waste-to-sewer programs