Chemical fertilizers have revolutionized gardening, offering quick and visible results by providing plants with essential nutrients. However, these seemingly convenient solutions come with hidden ...

WASHINGTON — Tests conducted by the environmental group, The Sierra Club, show fertilizer used in local vegetable gardens may be high in a toxic chemical known to damage organs and suppress your ...

Ranchers in Texas claim livestock was sickened by ‘forever chemicals’ in fertilizer made from sewage sludge. Now Synagro, a Goldman Sachs-backed firm, has lost a deal to manufacture there. By Hiroko ...

This article was updated July 2023. Global food security is under serious threat worldwide because of the limited availability of natural resources such as fertile land, quality seeds, and water.

Levels of PFAS in sewage sludge used as fertilizer can pose risks that sometimes exceed safety thresholds “by several orders of magnitude,” the agency said. By Hiroko Tabuchi For the first time, the ...