Trump Administration Declares Toxic Sewer Sludge Not a Threat to Public Health

The Trump EPA discarded recent research on PFAS contamination in treated sewage sludge used in agriculture.

Using a draft memo, the agency argued that current biosolids practices do not pose a broad public health threat.

That stance conflicts with earlier findings linking even low PFAS levels in sludge fertilizer to cancer risk and with concerns about worker and consumer exposure.

Critics say the rollback could leave farmers, agricultural workers, and parts of the food supply more exposed to PFAS pollution.