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

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 ...

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

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 ...

In response to an article in The Republic’s January 13-14 edition, “Officials: Sewage sludge is low risk if applied properly”, the farmers who voiced their concerns to the County Commissioners on Jan.

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

As the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), Congress, and state regulatory agencies continue to push forward with per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) regulations, the Maine ...

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 ...

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 ...