For decades, the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been
encouraging farmers to use "sewage sludge" — a
byproduct of wastewater treatment — as a
fertilizer for crops across the United
States.
But this sludge is
laced with toxic "forever chemicals" known as PFAS that
poison our soil, water, food, and
bodies.
PFAS are virtually
indestructible, linked to devastating health
impacts like cancer, birth defects, and immune
system disorders. PFAS chemicals
from sewage sludge wind up absorbed into soil,
crops, and groundwater, creating a never-ending
cycle of contamination.
Shockingly, the
EPA has known about this contamination since
2003, when giant chemical corporation 3M
revealed research that showed alarming levels of PFAS in
sewage sludge. Additionally, scientists within the EPA
have been ringing alarm bells for
years!
The EPA has already stated that
there's "no safe level" of exposure to PFAS,
and designated some as hazardous. Despite this, the EPA
continues to encourage the practice to this day —
without requiring any PFAS
testing.
Sign this petition to
demand the EPA immediately ban the use of sewage sludge
as fertilizer, and mandate nationwide testing for PFAS
in all sludge and
farmland!
