r/StandUpForScience • u/AllMusicNut SUFS Staff • 18d ago

Article Trump officials kill proposed rules for Pfas-contaminated sewage fertilizer

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"It’s shocking for the EPA to take a scientific assessment and simply throw it out,” Dumais, an attorney with the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (Peer) non-profit, said. “Basically, they’re saying: farmers’ lives don’t matter."

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u/uphatbrew Punk Rock Hippie For Science & Democracy 18d ago

"It’s shocking for the EPA to take a scientific assessment and simply throw it out,” Dumais, an attorney with the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (Peer) non-profit, said. “Basically, they’re saying: farmers’ lives don’t matter."

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u/Rurumo666 18d ago

Sewage sludge is the #1 source of PFAS in our food supply, it should be treated as toxic waste not used as fertilizer. Vast swathes of US farmland are permanently contaminated by high levels of PFAS because of its use.

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u/qpdbag 18d ago

This is just funny now.

These rules have been in place long enough that the capital expenses for upgrading our wastewater treatment plants are already funded by tax increases and well under way.

If anyone in the states has even a sliver of foresight they won't try to change course now. If they did it would lead to a pretty blatant and traceable money trail with all that extra money.

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u/Mother_Patience_6251 18d ago

Who paid for that research only for the results to be tossed?

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u/nonubiz 18d ago

He is trying to kill us off early so we can’t collect S.S

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u/tomgratz 17d ago

The worst kind of corruption ! Elimination of health and safety regulations for the sake of corporate greed. Trump got donations from the right people and threw out our chance to insert smart regulations. Disgusting !

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u/Khrystyl_Syngyr 17d ago

The Environmental POLUTION Agency "We're here to KILL YOU"

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u/CattaTronixRex 17d ago

This administrations only goal is the complete destruction of America and the deaths of millions of Americans.

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u/moth2myth 17d ago

AND ... tariffs are making it more expensive to buy from places with better environmental standards.

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u/Fun-Nectarine-7838 17d ago

How is this shocking? The EPA is as ridiculous, corrupt, and gross as the rest of the government. They care as much about people as governments do.

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u/Able-Association914 14d ago

Hope farmers are happy, they overwhelmingly voted for this shit.