The New York Farm Bureau drastically updated its policy position on the practice of landspreading biosolids, which is used as ...

Through 2025 and the previous year, Johnson County played a huge role in highlighting the dangers of PFAS chemicals and led calls for stricter regulations. Johnson County Commissioner Larry Woolley, ...

According to a study by global engineering firm CDM Smith, biosolid management costs could jump 37% as a result of forever ...

Dec. 12—This is Part II of a two-part story. The first part published in Tuesday's edition. Tony and Karen Coleman, James Farmer and four other local farmers have sued Synagro, the Maryland-based ...

Janet Simoneaux, 68, retired to Lake Como in rural Putnam County before a biosolids company announced plans to dump nearby.

LANSING — A common practice by farmers to fertilize their fields may be spreading forever chemicals into new areas and into the food supply. Biosolids are nutrient-rich organic materials derived from ...

The project aims to eliminate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from biosolids and water treatment systems. ・Earlier ...

BRISTOL, Tenn. — There is growing concern nationwide about the impact of PFAS. The so-called forever chemicals are found in everything from non-stick cookware to firefighting foam to water resistant ...

Across North Carolina, treated sewage sludge—known as biosolids—is spread on farmland as fertilizer. But growing concerns over PFAS contamination have farmers, utilities, and regulators grappling with ...

Today marks 46 years of Earth Day. Cities across the U.S. are making efforts to limit how much waste is put in landfills. Right here in Fort Wayne, a facility does just that – turning waste into ...

Residents and environmental groups concerned about the use of industrial sludge and sewage waste as fertilizer in Alabama gathered Thursday to voice their objections to state officials. Many of the ...

Reader question: When I researched biosolids, I found that most of them contain “forever chemicals." Is that true of the biosolids compost available at the Appleton yard waste sites? Answer: This ...