Sewage Sludge and Contaminated Farms

by Progressive Farmer | February 20, 2024
With regulation of sewage-sludge fertilizer mostly unsettled nationally, a pair of Texas farms are suing the waste recycling and biosolids company Synagro for selling fertilizer that the farmers allege has affected their health, contaminated their water supply and left their fields and ...

EPA sets PFAS test for HDPE containers, faces new suit in Inhance case

The Environmental Protection Agency has released a method for measuring PFAS contamination in high density polyethylene containers, a step the agency said will allow industries that use fluorinated plastic bottles and products to better… Read the PEER Story… ...

The Battle For The Skies Over National Parks Drags On

Congress in 2000 passed the National Parks Air Tour Management Act governing scenic flights over national parks outside Alaska and the Grand Canyon National Park, which obtained its own flight plan in 1987. It directed the National Park Service to work with the Federal Aviation ...

Environmentalists Sue EPA To Force Release Of PFAS ‘Safety’ Data

by Inside EPA | February 16, 2024
Two environmental groups are mounting a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) suit to compel release of what they say is key “health and safety” data on PFAS contamination in fluorinated plastic containers at the heart of a sprawling legal fight over the agency’s authority to regulate ...

County officials warn of high toxin levels

Biosolids containing “stunningly” high levels of toxins spread on a Grandview property pose significant hazard to neighboring properties and, potentially, to much of the rest of the county, county officials said. Kyla Bennett, director of science policy for Public Employees for ...
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