Robert F. Kennedy Jr. raises doubts over safe application of forever chemicals in Texas

By Rebecca Lopez | WFAA | April 29, 2025

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"In a one-on-one interview with WFAA, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. addressed growing alarm among rural Texas ranchers over PFAS contamination in biosolids.

Kennedy was joined by Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins during a visit to Sawyer Farms outside Hillsboro, where the focus was officially on food safety. But during the conversation, WFAA's Rebecca Lopez asked about the crisis unfolding just an hour north in Johnson County—an issue WFAA has been investigating for months.

Lopez asked: “A lot of rural ranchers are concerned about PFAS in biosolids. Is your office doing more to address this issue of biosolids?”