{"id":16035,"date":"2025-03-28T22:16:52","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T22:16:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/sludge-fertilizer-giant-leaves-texas-town-amid-forever-chemicals-crisis\/"},"modified":"2025-03-28T22:16:52","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T22:16:52","slug":"sludge-fertilizer-giant-leaves-texas-town-amid-forever-chemicals-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/sludge-fertilizer-giant-leaves-texas-town-amid-forever-chemicals-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Sludge-Fertilizer Giant Leaves Texas Town Amid \u2018Forever Chemicals\u2019 Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">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 \u201cforever chemicals\u201d in the fertilizer are contaminating local farmland and groundwater.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Fort Worth this month also sued several manufacturers of the chemicals, also called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS, alleging that they contaminated the city\u2019s water supplies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The New York Times <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/08\/31\/climate\/pfas-fertilizer-sludge-farm.html\" title=\"\">reported last year<\/a> on a group of ranchers in Johnson County, just south of Fort Worth, who sued Synagro, blaming the fertilizer used on neighboring farmland for contaminating their crops and livestock. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The sewage-sludge fertilizer came from Synagro, which had a contract to take sewage from Fort Worth\u2019s sewage treatment plant, treat it further, and distribute it to farmers as fertilizer. Johnson County has since launched a criminal investigation into Synagro.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">A growing body of research has shown that sewage sludge, much of which is used as fertilizer, can be contaminated with PFAS, a synthetic chemical used widely in everyday items like nonstick cookware and stain-resistant carpets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The chemicals, which are <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/pfas\/our-current-understanding-human-health-and-environmental-risks-pfas\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">linked to a range of illnesses<\/a> including an increased risk of cancer, do not break down in the environment. When tainted sludge is used as fertilizer on farmland, it can contaminate the soil, groundwater, crops and livestock.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In January, the Environmental Protection Agency warned for the first time that PFAS present in sewage fertilizer, also known as biosolids, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/14\/climate\/epa-pfas-forever-chemicals-sludge-fertilizer.html\" title=\"\">can pose human health risks<\/a>. Maine, the only state that has started to systematically test farmland for PFAS, has detected the chemicals at dozens of dairy farms. But there has been little testing on farms in other states.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Fort Worth\u2019s city council <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/fortworthgov.legistar.com\/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=1280995&amp;GUID=EED71B44-867E-49FB-91A7-D73AEBADB824&amp;Options=info%7C&amp;Search=\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">voted unanimously<\/a> on Tuesday to cancel a 10-year contract signed with Synagro in 2019. The contract will end on April 1, and staff at the city\u2019s water utility are working on new contracts for its biosolids operations, according to council records.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-3\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The city did not cite a reason for terminating the contract. But in a recent lawsuit filed by Fort Worth against the manufacturers of PFAS chemicals, the city cited the presence of PFAS in the city\u2019s drinking-water sources and wastewater infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Synagro said in a statement that the company and the city of Fort Worth \u201cmutually agreed to part ways and settle all claims following ongoing disagreements regarding contract requirements.\u201d It said that the termination was unrelated to PFAS. The city\u2019s water department did not immediately respond to a request for comment. <\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Synagro, owned by Goldman Sachs Asset Management, has disputed claims that its biosolids have contaminated Texas farmland. This month, the company filed a motion to dismiss the Johnson County ranchers\u2019 claims, citing an independent investigation it had commissioned that concluded that sludge fertilizer could not be the source of high PFAS levels found in the ranchers\u2019 livestock.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Synagro also said testing had shown far lower levels of PFAS in the soil than claimed by the ranchers. The company has not publicly released the investigation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Lawyers representing the ranches could not be reached for comment. The ranchers have stopped sending their cattle to market, while continuing to care for them, and say they face financial ruin.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-4\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Dana Ames, an environmental investigator leading Johnson County\u2019s probe of Synagro, said an \u201cexhaustive investigation\u201d had found high levels of PFAS on the rancher\u2019s property. \u201cWe have ruled out all other sources of contamination. We also tested the biosolids and found contamination,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">At the council meeting, Luanne Langley, a resident of Grandview, Texas, accused the city of standing by while Synagro \u201cdumped biosolids on unsuspecting landowners and farmers.\u201d She said canceling the contract was not enough. \u201cHow is that going to help the families whose lives have been destroyed?\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = 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