New bill could bail out US farmers ruined by ‘forever chemical’ pollution
by Tom Perkins from on (#6N5KR)
The bipartisan proposal that would remediate farms affected by toxic PFAS contamination is gaining speed in Congress
The US may soon bail out farmers whose livelihoods were destroyed by toxic PFAS forever chemical" contamination.
The proposal for a $500m fund aims to head off a crisis for the nation's growers and is moving through Congress amid increasing evidence that PFAS-contaminated sewage sludge used as a cheap fertilizer alternative poisoned crops and livestock. Separately, around 4,000 farms nationwide have been contaminated by PFAS from neighboring military bases.
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