Posted on May 31, 2024

Farmers threaten to sue the EPA over PFAS contamination spread to their farms through biosolids

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The EPA could soon face a lawsuit for not protecting farmers from “forever chemicals.” Few states regulate PFAS in biosolids fertilizer, but farmers in the northeast are now calling for federal standards.

Farmers threaten to sue the EPA over PFAS contamination spread to their farms through biosolids

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Farmers threaten to sue the EPA over PFAS contamination spread to their farms through biosolids

Farmers threaten to sue the EPA over PFAS contamination spread to their farms through biosolids

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