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Texas County Declares an Emergency Over Toxic Fertilizer

14 February 2025 at 11:25
Johnson County is seeking federal assistance, saying its farmland has become dangerously contaminated with β€œforever chemicals” from the use of fertilizer made from sewage sludge.

Β© Jordan Vonderhaar for The New York Times

Johnson County, south of Fort Worth, has been roiled since investigators found high levels of PFAS at two cattle ranches that came from contaminated fertilizer.

Texas County Declares an Emergency Over Toxic Fertilizer

14 February 2025 at 11:25
Johnson County is seeking federal assistance, saying its farmland has become dangerously contaminated with β€œforever chemicals” from the use of fertilizer made from sewage sludge.

Β© Jordan Vonderhaar for The New York Times

Johnson County, south of Fort Worth, has been roiled since investigators found high levels of PFAS at two cattle ranches that came from contaminated fertilizer.
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