Two chemical industry groups are asking President Trump for a complete exemption to free their factories from new limits on hazardous air pollution. Under a new rule finalized by the Biden administration last year, chemical […]
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E.P.A. Investigations of Severe Pollution Look Increasingly at Risk
A refinery in New Mexico that the federal government has accused of some of the worst air pollution in the country. A chemical plant in Louisiana being investigated for leaking gas from storage tanks. Idaho […]
A Maker of Sewage-Based Fertilizer Leaves Town Amid a Toxic Crisis
The City of Fort Worth, Texas, is ending its contract with Synagro, the Goldman Sachs-backed provider of fertilizer made from sewage sludge, over concerns that “forever chemicals” in the fertilizer are contaminating local farmland and […]
Farm Poisoning: Scientists Worry About ‘Forever’ Chemicals Threatening America
Title: The Impact of Sewage-Based Fertilizer on Agricultural Land For decades, city sewage-based fertilizer has been applied on millions of acres of farmland. However, recent discoveries of contamination and its repercussions are surfacing nationwide. This […]