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South Carolina Says PFAS-Contaminated Farmland Should Be Superfund Site

April 21, 2025April 21, 2025Hiroko Tabuchi and Caroline GutmanComments Off on South Carolina Says PFAS-Contaminated Farmland Should Be Superfund Site

For years a textile mill gave farmers its sewage sludge as free fertilizer. Today the land is full of “forever chemicals.”

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A Maker of Sewage-Based Fertilizer Leaves Town Amid a Toxic Crisis

March 28, 2025March 28, 2025HIROKO TABUCHIComments Off on A Maker of Sewage-Based Fertilizer Leaves Town Amid a Toxic Crisis

Ranchers in Texas claim livestock was sickened by ‘forever chemicals’ in fertilizer made from sewage sludge. Now Synagro, a Goldman Sachs-backed firm, has lost a deal to manufacture there.

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E.P.A. Investigations of Severe Pollution Look Increasingly at Risk

March 22, 2025March 22, 2025HIROKO TABUCHIComments Off on E.P.A. Investigations of Severe Pollution Look Increasingly at Risk

The agency will no longer shut down “any stage of energy production,” absent an imminent threat, a new memo says, and will curtail efforts to cut pollution in poorer areas.

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European Court Ruling Gives Hope in Italy Region Known for Toxic Waste

February 9, 2025February 9, 2025ELISABETTA POVOLEDOComments Off on European Court Ruling Gives Hope in Italy Region Known for Toxic Waste

The European Court of Human Rights took Italy to task for not protecting citizens in an area where illegal dumping and burning of toxic waste has long been linked to cancers. Residents say it’s about time.

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Stream Near Buenos Aires Turns Red, ‘Like a River Covered in Blood’

February 7, 2025February 7, 2025Michael Levenson and Natalie AlcobaComments Off on Stream Near Buenos Aires Turns Red, ‘Like a River Covered in Blood’

A stream south of the Argentine capital turned a freakish vermilion this week, prompting concerns about pollution. Officials said it could be the result of “some type of organic dye.”

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January Was Hottest January on Record, Scientists Report

February 5, 2025RAYMOND ZHONGComments Off on January Was Hottest January on Record, Scientists Report

Earth’s prolonged streak of abnormal heat continued into 2025 despite the arrival of La Niña ocean conditions, which typically bring cooler temperatures.

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He Saved His Home From Fire. But Toxic Dangers Still Lurk.

January 15, 2025January 16, 2025HIROKO TABUCHIComments Off on He Saved His Home From Fire. But Toxic Dangers Still Lurk.

Health hazards from soot and smoke blown indoors onto furniture and walls can linger for months, researchers say: “Wind will get through every crack.”

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In a First, the E.P.A. Warns of ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Sludge Fertilizer

January 14, 2025January 14, 2025HIROKO TABUCHIComments Off on In a First, the E.P.A. Warns of ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Sludge Fertilizer

Levels of PFAS in sewage sludge used as fertilizer can pose risks that sometimes exceed safety thresholds “by several orders of magnitude,” the agency said.

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Is the Pink Fire Retardant That Planes Are Dropping on the California Fires Safe?

January 10, 2025January 11, 2025HIROKO TABUCHIComments Off on Is the Pink Fire Retardant That Planes Are Dropping on the California Fires Safe?

It’s widely used because it can slow flames in ways that water can’t. But it also contains heavy metals and other harmful compounds.

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‘Forever Chemicals’ Reach Tap Water via Treated Sewage, Study Finds

January 6, 2025January 8, 2025HIROKO TABUCHIComments Off on ‘Forever Chemicals’ Reach Tap Water via Treated Sewage, Study Finds

Wastewater, even after treatment to make it drinkable, contains high levels of PFAS, according to researchers.

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