Read the full article by Lisa Fletcher, Andrea Nejman, Mike Vaughn, Nathan Aaron, & Travis Jones (ABC 7News)
“WASHINGTON (7News) — The Environmental Protection Agency said it was ‘very engaged with the public’ before making its decision to scrap a major study examining the risks of spreading treated human waste on America’s farmland.
We reviewed every public comment posted to the EPA’s website and found a clear pattern that raises new questions about whose voices carried the most weight.
For months, we’ve documented the real consequences of PFAS-tainted sludge being spread on America’s farmlands, from Texas to Michigan, Virginia to Maine and South Carolina; farmers are raising serious concerns.
Former EPA scientist Kyla Bennett said it’s urgent the agency act.”…