Court dismisses lawsuit alleging EPA failed to protect farmers from PFAS in fertilizer

Court dismisses lawsuit alleging EPA failed to protect farmers from PFAS in fertilizer

A federal district court this week dismissed a lawsuit alleging the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) failed to prevent the contamination of farmland across the country with toxic PFAS in sewage sludge used as fertilizer. The US District Court for the District of Columbia on Monday dismissed the lawsuit on the grounds that the court does not have jurisdiction to make a ruling in the case, wrote Judge Dabney Friedrich in her opinion. The l…

Court dismisses lawsuit alleging EPA failed to protect farmers from PFAS in fertilizer - Investigate Midwest

This story was originally published by The New Lede. A federal district court this week dismissed a lawsuit alleging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) failed to prevent the contamination of farmland across the country with toxic PFAS in sewage sludge used as fertilizer. The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Monday dismissed the lawsuit on the grounds that the court does not have jurisdiction to make a ruling in the…