Leslie Smith, better known as Skip, no longer drinks the water from his well. The 69-year-old retired veteran says he can’t after tests found dangerous contaminants in it that he says came from the ...
Over the past five months, Spectrum News investigated the use of sewage sludge — also known as biosolids — on farmland and efforts to ban it because it can be contaminated with cancer-causing “forever ...
Save Carbon County has been fighting against the use of sewage sludge as fertilizer on farmlands for good reason. Sewage sludge is what remains of municipal sewage after the water is removed for ...
How to understand the E.P.A.’s new warning about PFAS levels in sewage sludge. By Hiroko Tabuchi (Editors note: We are continuing to cover the Los Angeles fires. Scroll down for more on the latest.) ...
The Environmental Protection Agency warned Tuesday in a first-of-its-kind study that “forever chemicals” in sewage sludge that’s used as fertilizer on farms across the country poses health ...
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 ...
Water flows down the Sandusky River between farms, Aug. 26, 2024, in Fremont, Ohio. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel, File) Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] Harmful ...
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 ...