Hazardous waste incinerators see PFAS disposal opportunity, emissions questions remain
by Waste Dive | June 5, 2024
The U.S. EPA’s updated its interim guidance for the tricky problem of how to dispose of PFAS waste has boosted interest in incineration, one of the agency’s sanctioned disposal methods. But research is still lacking on the pathways and effects of combustion byproducts. PFAS, a class of ...
Farmers concerned about ‘forever chemicals’ found in wastewater sludge
by Columbia Missourian |
In Texas, five farmers are suing Synagro for providing fertilizer they said contaminated their water supply, affected their health, damaged their land and killed their livestock after a neighboring farmer spread it on his land. Dana Ames, an environmental crimes investigator with the ...
Analysis: Rangeland damage from wild horses, burros far exceeded by cattle grazing
by Boise State Public Radio | June 4, 2024
Compared to cattle, wild horses and burros cause much less damage to public rangeland, according to a new analysis. The advocacy group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility – or PEER – has analyzed nearly three decades of Bureau of Land Management data detailing the ...
Maine Farmers’ Group Announces Plans to Sue the EPA Over PFAS in Sludge
by Consumer Reports | June 3, 2024
A group representing organic farmers in Maine has announced it will sue the Environmental Protection Agency under the Clean Water Act for the agency’s failure to protect their land, crops, and livestock from toxic PFAS, or “forever chemicals.” The group, the Maine Organic Farmers and ...
Weekly Agriculture: Farm bill could target child labor
by Politico |
The EPA allegedly failed to report PFAS detected in pesticides samples sent to the agency for testing, according to a complaint filed last week by watchdog group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). EPA tests all pesticides prior to registration due to the known ...