Tag: forever chemicals

PFAS contamination is a nightmare for farmers, but it doesn’t have to be the end of the road. In Maine, out of 111 farms where PFAS was detected, only six have had to close their doors. Why? The Pine Tree State devoted considerable money, time and resources to its PFAS problem. What can we learn from Maine's response in how to help farmers deal with PFAS when it's inevitably found on your farm?

PFAS—the "forever chemicals"—were once a hidden threat, but they are now creating an existential dilemma for the small-town water supplies and farmers. For years, many farmers used biosolids as a sustainable fertilizer in good faith, only to find out later that forever chemicals within can concentrate in the soil and move into crops and livestock. Now, farmers and impacted communities are caught between evolving science, changing regulations and the high cost of cleanup. This is part 1 of a 2-part deep dive into how PFAS is impacting our water, our soil and our food supply

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently approved two new pesticides that environmental groups say contain PFAS "forever chemicals."