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

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

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

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

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

In a new report, the EPA confirmed for the first time that even at extremely low levels, PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” in sewage sludge applied to farmland could result in “human health risks ...

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

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Lee Zeldin to head the EPA. When Trump announced the pick, he said Zeldin, “will ...

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

Fertilizers that contain treated sewage tainted with toxic PFAS chemicals can be spread on farmland and pose a health risk to people who consume milk, eggs and beef, the agency says. Audio ...

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.