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Sludge Contaminated 10,000 Acres of Farmland. What Should Be Done?

April 21, 2025 / by

Hiroko Tabuchi /

The New York Times

Betsy Southerland, former Director, Office of Science and Technology, EPA Office of Water, was quoted in the New York Times. For years a textile mill gave farmers its sewage sludge as free fertilizer. Today the land is full of “forever chemicals.”

Part 1: THE DIE-OFF Wasting Away

April 2, 2025 / by

Zachary T. Sampson, Shreya Vuttaluru and Bethany Barnes /

Tampa Bay Times

Betsy Southerland, former Director, Science and Technology, EPA Office of Water, was quoted in The Tampa Bay Times. Rampant pollution caused manatees to starve. Florida waters are getting worse

EPA Limits Remain on ‘Forever Chemicals’ – For Now. See What’s In Your Drinking Water.

March 28, 2025 / by

Austin Fast Ignacio Calderon /

USA Today

Betsy Southerland, former Director, Science and Technology, EPA Office of Water, was quoted in USA Today. “More than 37 million Americans drink water from systems that exceed limits on toxic “forever chemicals,” according to USA TODAY’s analysis of the first update of Environmental Protection Agency data under the Trump administration.”

EPA Targets Remaining Federal Isolated Wetlands Protections

March 19, 2025 / by

Jennifer Allen /

The Coastal Review

Betsy Southerland, former Director, Science and Technology, EPA Office of Water, was quoted in The Coastal Review about EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin’s announcement to review the Sackett decision. The review will most likely end up narrowing the scope of wetlands even further, putting many drinking water systems and flood reduction zones at risk.

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