Articles, Reports & Webinars

New study makes alarming connection between tap water and range of rare cancers: 'It's worth researching ... more'
Source: The Cool Down
Helpful article to understand health risks associated with PFAS

‘Forever chemicals’ in sludge fertilizer resisted in Virginia, Maryland
Source: The Bay Journal
Provides a good overview of the latest reporting and includes links to other good articles

Fertilizer known to contain forever chemicals widely used in Virginia
Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch (paywall)
This article was part of a series about sludge, with a focus on its damage to waterways near The Bay

More New York counties take action against the use of biosolids on farmland
Source: Spectrum News 1
Unlike Virginia, New York still allows counties to decide whether they want to accept sludge, and many are passing moratoriums

Johnson County issues disaster declaration due to PFAS contamination of agricultural land
Source: WFAA Channel 8
An update from Texas, where the use of biosolids from Ft. Worth has indeed produced disasters

Fort Worth, Texas, ends Synagro’s biosolids contract early
Source: Waste Dive
The city tries to mitigate its legal risk by ending its contract with Synagro

Evidence of microplastic accumulation in agricultural soils from sewage sludge disposal
Source: Science Direct
It’s not just PFAS we should be concerned about, when sludge is used on farmland

How One Company Secretly Poisoned the Planet
Source: Veritasium
An hour-long video on the history of PFAS and an exploration of what forever-chemicals are. Very well done and science-based

Waste Land: America’s farmland is spread with sludge as concerns rise about contaminants
Source: Columbia Missourian
Contains an excellent interactive graphic timeline called “A Recent History of Sludge”

Biosolid Biohazard: EPA Sued for Failing to Protect Farmers and Public from PFAS-Contaminated Biosolids. Source: Beyond Pesticides

New bill could bail out US farmers ruined by ‘forever chemical’ pollution Source: The Guardian

Texas farmers claim company sold them PFAS-contaminated sludge that killed livestock Source: The Guardian

Legal action could end use of toxic sewage sludge on US crops as fertilizer. Source: The Guardian

EPA Flees Biosolids Contamination Crisis. Source: Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER)

Something’s Poisoning America’s Land. Farmers Fear ‘Forever’ Chemicals. Source: New York Times (paywall)

What We Know (and Don’t Know) About ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Food. Source: New York Times (paywall)

Their Fertilizer Poisons Farmland. Now They Want Protection from Lawsuits. Source: New York Times (paywall)

The E.P.A. Promotes Toxic Fertilizer. 3M Told It of Risks Years Ago. Source: New York Times (paywall)

Maine Warns Hunters to Throw Out Deer and Turkey Meat After Tests Reveal High Levels of Forever Chemicals in Some Areas. Source: Outdoor Life

PFAS clean up could cost Virginia public water systems millions for years to come. Source: Virginia Mercury

Bills requiring identification of ‘forever chemical’ sources advancing through legislature. Source: Virginia Mercury

Is sewage sludge laced with ‘forever chemicals’ contaminating Va. farmland? No one’s testing it. Source: Virginia Mercury

Virginia water regulators begin process of identifying PFAS sources. Source: Virginia Mercury

PFAS and microplastics become more toxic when combined, research shows Source: The Guardian

Fury over ‘forever chemicals’ as US states spread toxic sewage sludge. Source: The Guardian

Biosolids: mix human waste with toxic chemicals, then spread on crops. Source: The Guardian

Sludge in the Garden. Source: The Sierra Club

Threats of PFAS in Virginia Waters. Webinar by Wild Virginia

RACC Virtual Seminar Series Recording: “PFAS: Forever Chemicals, Their Health Effects, and What We Can Do”. Webinar with Toxicologist Joe DiNardo by Rockbridge Area Conservation

PFAS, Sewage Sludge & Farmlands. Webinar with a farmer and a legislator from Maine by a coalition of five environmental groups

Saving Farmland: Battling Toxic PFAS in Biosolids in Texas and Beyond. Webinar by PEER

Devastation on the Ranch. Video interview of Texas farmers by PEER

Texas ranchers say ‘forever chemicals’ in waste-based fertilizers ruined their land. News story by WFAA

Company applies to spread biosolids on Scottsville farms. Source: C’Ville Tomorrow

Sludge Application in Albemarle County, VA. Source: SourceWatch

Our Day in Court on Sewage Sludge. Source: Potomac Riverkeepers Network

Sludge in the News. Source: SourceWatch

As biosolids applications begin, practice still has champions and detractors. Source: C’Ville Tomorrow

Biosolids. Source: CvillePedia

Landowners concerned about dumping of DC sewage in Albemarle. Source: C’ville Tomorrow

About Sewage Sludge. Source: Sludge News