Myra Morrison operates a combine on her land in Cabarrus County, where opposition grew to Charlotte Water’s spreading sewage sludge on farmland. Charlotte Water “is closely monitoring” a new federal ...

Farm families that consume milk, eggs and beef they raise themselves face an increased risk of cancer if their fields were fertilized with PFAS-laced sewage sludge, the EPA reported this week. The ...

PREPARED WHEN ENTERING THE WORKFORCE. WELL, TONIGHT, KMBC NINE NEWS IS INVESTIGATING COMPLAINTS FROM NEIGHBORS IN ONE RURAL COMMUNITY. THEY SAY SMELLS COMING FROM A FARM ARE JUST TOO MUCH TO HANDLE.

Harmful chemicals in sewage sludge that is spread on pasture land as fertilizer are causing cancer, the Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday. The risk is highest for people who regularly ...

Experts warn that sewage sludge, which has been marketed to British farmers as a cheap fertilizer for years, is a toxic mess that threatens the long-term health of the land. Each year, around 846,575 ...

ALBANY — It’s been just over a year since Ryan Dunham noticed an unusual smell outside his home in New Scotland. His family has lived near a farm field for two decades, and they’ve often noticed the ...

Your plants might love fertilizers containing nutrient-rich sewage sludge, but treating your garden or lawn with these products could be exposing you to “forever chemicals.” Some commercially ...

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