The EPA said the findings of the report underscore the need to remove PFAS at the source, before the toxic chemicals would end up in the sewage sludge. Some ways to eliminate forever chemicals ...

The contaminated waste is at the root of recent concerns over the “forever chemicals” that have been found in fertilizer made from sewage sludge, which is a byproduct of wastewater treatment.

Farmers who use sewage sludge as fertilizer and their neighbors face higher risks of cancer and other diseases, according to a new federal analysis that pins the blame on toxic forever chemicals.

Chemicals known as PFOA and PFOS that can be found in sewage sludge used as fertilizer may pose a risk to human health, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says.

Washington, DC – On Tuesday, EPA released a long-awaited draft report demonstrating that toxic "forever chemicals" in sewage ...

In a recent report, the Environmental Protection Agency says “forever chemicals” are present in sewage sludge.

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

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

Brunswick resident Sandra Carslick said she and her neighbors have been living in a “bad dream” for the five months since ...

Farmers, environmental advocates argue the EPA could go further to protect people from “forever chemicals” in sewage sludge fertilizer.

New information published by the Environmental Protection Agency this month revealed that dangerous amounts of the toxic chemical PFOS are spread across Colorado lands as fertilizer. The EPA’s new ...