Cleburne Times-Review

Commissioners await Abbott decision on PFAS emergency declaration request

by Cleburne Times-Review | February 14, 2025
Dr. Kyla Bennett with Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, one of the scientists involved in the investigation, explained how PFAS spread through air, water and soil adding that they can be inhaled, ingested or absorbed through the skin. Once PFAS chemical get into soil or ...

Suits filed against biosolids companies

by Cleburne Times-Review | December 16, 2024
In a separate lawsuit filed against the EPA in June by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility on behalf of the farmers, the group claimed the agency failed to implement restrictions on PFAS in biosolids despite knowing the health risks posed by the chemicals. Johnson County ...

County officials warn of high toxin levels

by Cleburne Times-Review | February 16, 2024
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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