biosolids

COMMENTARY | PFAS Endangering Our Food Supply

by | November 4, 2024
PEER is engaged in several efforts to prevent toxic PFAS from contaminating our food chain. Unfortunately, EPA is being more of a hindrance than a help ...

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 ...

PEERMail | Don’t Miss This: Saving Farmlands in Texas and Beyond!

by | September 18, 2024
The latest updates on our lawsuit against EPA on behalf of Texas farmers and ranchers impacted by toxic PFAS contamination in biosolids ...

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 ...

EPA Flees PFAS Biosolids Contamination Crisis

by | September 11, 2024
EPA Ducks Responsibility to Regulate Toxic Sewage Sludge Fertilizer ...
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