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The ruling party in Congress seems to be going after farmers’ health with a policy rider that will muzzle the science on PFAS. @lforlando.bsky.social

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Does the House GOP Have Something Against Farmers?
The ruling party in Congress seems to be going after farmers’ health with a policy rider that will muzzle the science on PFAS.
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July 21, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Using PFAS-contaminated wastewater to restore wetlands is a terrible idea. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
US wetlands ‘restored’ using treated sewage tainted with forever chemicals
Use of wastewater treatment plant effluent containing Pfas threatens wildlife, food and drinking water, advocates say
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July 18, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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House GOP puts farmers’ health on the line by muzzling EPA’s Draft Risk Assessment for PFOA & PFOS in sewage sludge. Read the Action Alert here to learn how you can stop them. just-zero.org/protect-our-...
Protect our farms and food: Hands off the EPA’s PFAS risk report - Just Zero
Call on the House of Representatives to protect our farms and food by allowing the EPA to complete its Risk Assessment for PFAS in sludge.
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July 17, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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Wed, July 9, 6 pm ET, I am talking about PFAS, food, gardens and farms. www.thebeatnews.org/BeatTeam/eve...
Berkshire Green Drinks: “How to Protect Your Farms, Gardens, and Food from Forever Chemicals (PFAS)" with Laura Orlando - Berkshire Environmental Action Team
Come hear from Laura Orlando, a Senior Scientist at Just Zero and an Adjunct Professor of Environmental Health at the Boston University School of Public Health, at the July Berkshire Green Drinks even...
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July 9, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Sewage treatment plants receive millions of pounds of PFAS and cannot “treat” them. They either leave in the sludge or effluent. Fields where sewage sludge was spread oozed PFAS into surface waters. Downstream tests showed more Forever Chemicals than upstream. Stop the land application of sludge.
Landmark US study reveals sewage sludge and wastewater plants tied to Pfas pollution
New study finds troubling levels of Pfas near wastewater plants and sludge sites in 19 states
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July 6, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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For rural communities hard-hit by decades of PFAS pollution, class-action lawsuits have aided recovery. But the victims of pollution are finding that courtroom victories don’t solve the problem. @sarafoss.bsky.social
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‘I Didn’t Know I Was Sitting in a Pool of Poison’
For those hard-hit by decades of PFAS pollution, class-action lawsuits have aided recovery. But many find that it’s not nearly enough.
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July 3, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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@CarlHeastieNY bring A6192D to the floor. The land application of sewage sludge (“biosolids”) turns NY farms into toxic waste dumps. Pass the 5-year moratorium. Protect NY water, food, and farmers from poison ‘Forever Chemicals.’ #Sludge #PFAS
June 17, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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@CarlHeastieNY time to stop spreading sewage sludge on our farms and over our drinking water. The Assembly can protect NYS from PFAS forever chemicals— please bring A6192D to the floor! Pass it today! #BanTheSludge #PFASfreeNY
June 17, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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🚨 Toxic sludge is poisoning our soil, food & water. It’s time to fight back.

Join us for the launch of the Coalition for Sludge-Free Land—a movement to ban PFAS-laced sewage sludge & protect public health.

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#BanToxicSludge #PFAS #SludgeFreeLand
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Dirty Secrets, Clean Soil: A Movement to Ban Toxic Sludge. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
For decades, sewage sludge – a byproduct of wastewater treatment – has been promoted as a safe, sustainable fertilizer. But striking evidence shows that spreading sewage sludge on land is poisoning ou...
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April 15, 2025 at 1:27 PM