(Beyond Pesticides, August 22, 2014) The Town Board in Wheatfield, New York unanimously voted last month to amend its biosolids law to ban any application of sewage sludge and other similar materials ...

A comprehensive overview of biosolids management, including federal regulations under the Clean Water Act, state laws like ...

As federal regulation of PFAS in biosolids remains gradual, states are leading the charge with diverse policies ranging from ...

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 ...

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 ...

Form over substance continues to obscure the substantive issue presented in the case of the City of Los Angeles (City) vs. Kern County (County). At its core, the dispute involves the land application ...

Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have detected medium-chain chlorinated paraffins, or MCCPs, in the air ...

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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nov. 13—The company that has been cited in Newton and McDonald counties for overapplication of sludge on farm fields and for ...

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is struggling to regulate the land application of industrial food waste as permit applications pile up and concerned residents demand stricter controls.