Tennessee Resists Local Calls To Add PFAS Limits To Biosolids Permit

Officials with the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) are opposing community calls to include PFAS limits in a soon-to-be-renewed general permit for the land application of biosolids, insisting they need more data on the presence and impact of the chemicals in biosolids before acting. The focus on Tennessee comes as farmers in Texas and Maine have sued EPA for failing to meet Clean Water Act requirements to identify certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as toxic pollutants present...