It sure seems like when economists and politicians make “economic efficiency” decisions related to people’s health, people always wind up less healthy. Weird.
From the article (pay particular attn to the last sentence).
** In Michigan, among the first states to investigate the chemicals in sludge fertilizer, officials shut down one farm where tests found particularly high concentrations in the soil and in cattle that grazed on the land. This year, the state prohibited the property from ever again being used for agriculture. Michigan hasn’t conducted widespread testing at other farms, partly out of concern for the economic effects on its agriculture industry.**
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/31/climate/pfas-fertilizer-sludge-farm.html
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