The EPA will soon spend more than $15 million on research surrounding Forever Chemicals.
The money will go to 10 research centers looking for ways to reduce exposure to those chemicals, and it comes after a Michigan farmer was forced to shut down his operation after PFAS was discovered.
The EPA tells DTN they are hoping to see how PFAS builds up in crops and livestock and ways to reduce them in the food supply.
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