Farmers who use sewage sludge as fertilizer and their neighbors face higher risks of cancer and other diseases, according to ...

The risk assessment focuses on those living near impacted farms, or those that rely primarily on their products, and doesn’t ...

Chemicals in sewage sludge that is spread on pasture land as fertilizer are causing cancer, according to the Environmental ...

Sewer sludge from wastewater treatment plants appears to expose farmers and nearby neighbors to toxic "forever" chemicals, a ...

Environmental advocates are calling for a ban the use of sewage sludge as fertilizer. An EPA draft report found that there ...

while ensuring American industry keeps feeding and fueling our nation,” EPA Acting Administrator Jane Nishida said in a ...

Chemicals found in sewage sludge that some farmers use to fertilize fields and pastures can pose a threat to human and animal ...

In a study published Tuesday, the EPA acknowledged that sludge containing PFAS could present a danger to human health.

Harmful chemicals in sewage sludge that is spread on pasture land as fertilizer are causing cancer, the Environmental ...

RELATED: PFAS: EPA imposes first-ever limits on 'forever ... The federal government does have the power to regulate harmful substances in sewage sludge, but it does not regulate PFAS.

The EPA looked at farmers and those living nearby ... The federal government does have the power to regulate harmful substances in sewage sludge. Years ago, it set limits on some metals.