The federal government has been relatively quiet on the issue of PFAS contamination from sewage sludge spread on farmland.

Anyone who has driven through New York’s abundant agricultural regions is aware of the agricultural practice of manure spreading. Done responsibly, ...

A reader who regularly drives Route 254 from Staunton to Waynesboro noticed a sign a couple of months ago advertising a something called a “biosolids land application” at a farm near the highway’s ...

A sign advertising a “biosolids land application” at a property on Route 254 in Augusta County caught the attention of an AFP reader last week. As with that one, the word “application” on the sign ...

Some environmental groups have called for tougher rules on treated sewage sludge, which can harm soil and water quality.

Sewage sludge at the Wakarusa Wastewater Treatment Plant before it is thickened for land use is pictured on Friday, February 14, 2025. In these bubbling basins, you’ll find some of the hardest workers ...

A special judge has approved a schedule that sets deadlines in a lawsuit challenging a Bartholomew County ordinance restricting out-of-county biosolids. Jackson Superior Court 1 Judge Amy Marie Travis ...

In a victory for municipalities that recycle biosolids to farmland, Los Angeles’ sanitation district prevailed in its suit against a Kern County initiative banning land application of biosolids. See ...

Carla Clark | For The Republic Thomas Kreke, IDEM solid waste section chief and hearing officer, at left, speaks during a public hearing to allow a biosolids storage facility in Bartholomew County ...

Use of biosolids (treated municipal sewage sludge) on crops is a common practice because biosolids are a rich source of plant nutrients and organic matter. However, these biosolids can contain ...