Trump officials kill proposed rules for Pfas-contaminated sewage fertilizer
The Trump administration has reversed proposed EPA regulations that would have restricted the use of PFAS-contaminated sewage sludge as fertilizer on farmland. Critics argue the decision ignores scientific research and poses significant health risks to the public and food supply.
Sludge at a municipal wastewater treatment plant. The proposed rules would largely have ended the use of such sludge, also called biosolids. Photograph: Jon G Fuller/VW Pics/Universal/Getty Images Sludge at a municipal wastewater treatment plant. The proposed rules would largely have ended the use of such sludge, also called biosolids. Photograph: Jon G Fuller/VW Pics/Universal/Getty Images Pfas 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
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