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Toxic Fertilizer

A new alarm is being sounded about some of the chemicals used to grow America’s food. Toxic industrial waste is routinely used to make fertilizer. It’s been happening for decades, but only now is coming to light after complaints by farmers in Quincy, Washington. Their allegations have prompted a nationwide effort to examine the safety […]

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Toxic Fertilizer?

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