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Massachusetts committee hears wide support for ban on land application of sludge amid PFAS concerns
Summary
At a joint hearing, farmers, environmental groups and public-health advocates urged the Joint Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries to advance H109/S56 to ban land application of wastewater sludge, create a fund to help affected farms and shield farmers from liability for legacy contamination by PFAS.
Lawmakers heard extensive testimony Wednesday about proposed legislation (H109/S56) that would ban the land application of wastewater sludge and create an agricultural PFAS relief fund to help farmers facing contamination. Speakers representing environmental nonprofits, farmers and public-health organizations told the Joint Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries that PFAS—so-called “forever chemicals”—are persistent in soils and can move into water, crops and animals.
Advocates described recent findings and practical impacts. “The science is clear that PFAS and sludge poses…
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