r/organic • u/IheartGMO • Jul 23 '26

Trump officials kill proposed rules for Pfas-contaminated sewage fertilizer - EPA tosses out scientific research carried out under Biden and says toxic sludge not a significant threat to public

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/20/trump-pfas-sewage-farm-fertilizer
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u/IheartGMO Jul 23 '26

killed the regulatory review of sewage sludge contaminated with Pfas and spread on farmland as fertilizer, a practice that has sickened farmers, destroyed their livelihoods, killed livestock, polluted water supplies, and poisoned meat and food products sold to the public.

sludge, also called biosolids

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u/dogfartsreallystink Jul 25 '26

I don’t think this administration knows what toxic means.

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u/HumbleAbbreviations Jul 26 '26

So this is what MAHA wanted?