For the first time, the Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday warned that “forever chemicals” present in sewage sludge that is used as fertilizer can pose human health risks. In a groundbreaking study, the agency said that while the general food supply isn’t threatened, the risk from contaminated fertilizer could in some cases exceed the E.P.A.’s […]

Go ahead and recycle your Christmas tree. But please, the Belgian authorities say, don’t try to eat it. The country’s federal food agency delivered that unusual warning this week after a suggestion from the climate-friendly city of Ghent. If you’re trying to cut down on holiday food waste, the city recently said on an environment […]