Suit Over Fertilizer PFAS Contamination Seen As First In ‘Tidal Wave’

Five Texas farmers are suing Synagro, the Maryland-based national biosolid fertilizer manufacturer, over alleged PFAS contamination from its product, in a suit that advocates for stricter PFAS regulations say is the first in a potential “tidal wave” of such lawsuits that they hope will help drive national regulations. The suit , filed Feb. 15 in state court in Maryland where the company is headquartered, comes as county officials in Texas have opened a criminal investigation into the events that led...