agriculture

Biosolid Fertilizer Maker Confirms PFAS in Product

by | April 9, 2025
Company Has Not Published Supposedly Exonerating “Independent” Study ...

COMMENTARY | Trump’s Actions Are Undermining Our Response to Bird Flu – That is a Big Cause for Concern

by | February 19, 2025
As scientists warn about the unprecedented nature of bird flu, the Trump administration’s actions are hobbling our ability to respond to it ...

Texas County Seeks Federal Aid for PFAS Contamination

by | February 13, 2025
Johnson County Commissioners Pass Resolution for Emergency Declaration ...

Why PFAS in Biosolids Threatens Our Food Supply and Farming Communities Throughout the United States

by | September 20, 2024
Every year, millions of tons of PFAS-contaminated sewage sludge, or biosolids, are applied to land as fertilizer on farms. Learn how these toxic chemicals are threatening our health and food supply, and what PEER is doing about it ...

Devastation on the Ranch: PFAS in Biosolids

by | September 12, 2024
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency faces a federal lawsuit over its failure to prevent toxic per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in biosolid fertilizers from contaminating farmlands, livestock, crops, and water supplies. Hear from James Farmer and Robin Alessi, two ranchers ...
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