The E.P.A.’s report follows a growing body of research that has found that sludge can be contaminated with human-made ...

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

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

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.

The findings are particularly relevant for northeast Illinois, where more than 777,000 tons of sludge from Chicago and Cook ...

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

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

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

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 ...

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

The chemicals — found in everything from cosmetics and cookware to diapers and clothing — have been linked to a range of ...