Trump EPA departs from Biden-era report detailing cancer risk from ‘forever chemical’ contaminated farms

By Rachel Frazin | The Hill | July 2, 2026

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"The Trump administration is apparently departing from a landmark Biden-era report that detailed human health risks including cancer from farms contaminated with “forever chemicals.”

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this week issued a draft guidance document criticizing a draft Biden administration risk assessment detailing health hazards from applying contaminated sludge to farmland.

The Biden-era assessment detailed the risks posed by forever chemicals that are spread across farmland in a type of fertilizer known as “sewage sludge.”

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