I am writing to correct erroneous statements made by Caroline Snyder in her July 13 response column, "Sewage sludge is a pollutant-rich stew, not a fertilizer." Contrary to Snyder's statements, the ...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (“NYDEC”) issued a document titled: DMM- Draft 7A / Biosolids Recycling in New York State - Interim Strategy to Address PFAS in Biosolids ...

On Thursday, the DEC introduced new policies to mitigate the prevalence of PFAS in biosolids and products made from biosolids. The New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced ...

A diverse group of over 25,000 individuals and organizations submitted comments on the Draft Risk Assessment. Among the commenters were trade associations, municipalities, land application contractors ...

Biosolids have been recycled in New York for decades. The United States recycles 60 percent of the sewage sludge produced nationwide – including from San Francisco, Seattle, Denver, Milwaukee, Chicago ...

A local company that was granted a permit by state environmental regulators to operate sewer sludge storage facility in Bartholomew County despite fierce opposition from residents said it is unsure ...

Apr. 8—State lawmakers are considering a bill to ban sludge recycling and spreading to protect Maine farms from so-called forever chemicals, but opponents, including some farmers, argue that not all ...

While Maine has outlawed sludge as an agricultural fertilizer, preferring to landfill it to stop the spread of the harmful forever chemicals lurking within, California has taken the opposite tack.