Tag: PFAS (Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances)
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Sludge-Fertilizer Giant Leaves Texas Town Amid ‘Forever Chemicals’ Crisis
The City of Fort Worth, Texas, is ending its contract with Synagro, the Goldman Sachs-backed provider of fertilizer made from sewage sludge, over...
France Bans PFAS in Many Products, but Not Cookware
A year ago, France embarked on an ambitious goal: To craft the world’s widest ranging ban on the use of harmful “forever chemicals”...
Texas County Declares an Emergency Over Toxic Fertilizer
A Texas county is taking steps to declare a state of emergency and seek federal assistance over farmland contaminated with harmful “forever chemicals,”...
Two Chemical-Industry Officials Expected to Help Oversee E.P.A. Chemical Rules
A former chemical-industry executive who fought against stronger regulations under the first Trump administration is returning to take critical roles at the Environmental...
What to Know About ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Sludge Fertilizer
(Editors note: We are continuing to cover the Los Angeles fires. Scroll down for more on the latest.)Societies have used nutrient-rich human waste...
