By Hiroko Tabuchi For the first time, the Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday warned that “forever chemicals” present in sewage sludge that is used as fertilizer can pose human health ...

The contaminated waste is at the root of recent concerns over the “forever chemicals” that have been found in fertilizer made from sewage sludge, which is a byproduct of wastewater treatment.

Forever chemicals in sewage-based fertilizer spread on pastures can increase cancer risks for people who consume milk, beef, eggs and other products from those farms, with some risks potentially ...

Environmental regulators and health officials in New Mexico are warning hunters that harmful chemicals known to cause cancer ...

Peaslee has previously found PFAS in other consumer products like cosmetics, fast food wrappers, contact lenses, and dental ...

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 ...

Chemicals known as PFOA and PFOS that can be found in sewage sludge used as fertilizer may pose a risk to human health, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says.

Albany County Executive Dan McCoy orders a 90-day pause on sludge from wastewater treatment plant on county farms.

Farmers, environmental advocates argue the EPA could go further to protect people from “forever chemicals” in sewage sludge fertilizer.

Harmful chemicals in sewage sludge that is spread on pasture land as fertilizer are causing cancer, the Environmental ...

New information published by the Environmental Protection Agency this month revealed that dangerous amounts of the toxic chemical PFOS are spread across Colorado lands as fertilizer. The EPA’s new ...