Two ranches also allege biosolids with 'forever chemicals' ruined crops, polluted drinking water and left their properties worthlessA Texas county has launched a first-of-its-kind criminal investigation into waste management giant Synagro over PFAS-contaminated sewage sludge it is selling to Texas farmers as a cheap alternative to fertilizer.Two small Texas ranches at the center of that case have also filed a federal lawsuit against Synagro, alleging the company knew its sludge was contaminated but still sold it. Sludge spread on a nearby field sickened the farmers, killed livestock, polluted drinking water, contaminated beef later sold to the public and left their properties worthless, the complaint alleges. Continue reading...
Texas farmers claim company sold them PFAS-contaminated sludge that killed livestock
1. března 2024 13:18
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Celý článek: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/01/texas-farmers-pfas-killed-livestock
Zdroj: The Guardian