"On May 13, EPA canceled several other research projects focused on PFAS on farms and in food, including in Maine, Virginia, and other states, ending a $15 million investment into tackling the issue. While some of those have not yet been listed by DOGE, Bryan Berger, the principal investigator for a University of Virginia project looking at how PFAS accumulates in and impacts food crops, said the recipients received formal termination letters."
"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has canceled grant funding to university research teams studying how “forever chemicals” contaminate soil and groundwater, including at least $3 million for two projects specifically looking at contamination on farms.
The chemicals, collectively called PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), are linked to a variety of serious health risks. Over the past several years, they have increasingly been found in farm soils due to the use of sewage sludge as fertilizer, causing devastation for farmers. They are also now widely found in drinking water, in the foods Americans eat, and in pesticides, and experts say more research is needed to understand their impacts and find effective ways to eliminate contamination."
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