A Sewage-Fertilizer Giant Leaves Town Amid a Contamination Crisis
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A Sewage-Fertilizer Giant Leaves Town Amid a Contamination Crisis

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The City of Fort Worth, Texas, is ending its contract with Synagro, the Goldman Sachs-backed provider of fertilizer made from sewage sludge, over concerns that “forever chemicals” in the fertilizer are contaminating local farmland and groundwater. Fort Worth this month also sued several…

In a First, the E.P.A. Warns of ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Fertilizer
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In a First, the E.P.A. Warns of ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Fertilizer

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines For the first time, the Environmental Protection Agency has warned that “forever chemicals” present in sewage sludge that is used as fertilizer can pose human health risks, saying in a study on Tuesday that, in some cases, the risks could exceed the agency’s…

Even Without Its Most Famous Son, Carter’s Hometown Remains a Destination
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Even Without Its Most Famous Son, Carter’s Hometown Remains a Destination

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Plains has no major hotel, a single small gas station and only a couple of restaurants, neither of which is usually open for dinner. Still, for the longest time, the tiny town had something that no other place in Georgia did: Jimmy Carter…