Agriculture

EPA Seeks Public Comment on Draft Guidance for Reducing Risk from PFOA and PFOS in Biosolids

EPA is releasing draft guidance to help wastewater utilities, landowners, and the public reduce risk from PFOA and PFOS in biosolids. EPA will solicit comment on the draft guidance for 60 days following publication in the Federal Register. Once the notice is published, comments can be submitted using Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2026-2509.
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EPA Launches Challenge to Help Farmers Grow Food with Fewer Chemicals

EPA announced an opportunity for the public to help shape a national innovation challenge with up to $30 million in total prize funding. The challenge will support practical, cost-effective alternatives to conventional chemical crop desiccation. Instructions for submission and additional details can be found under docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-2026-3862.
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EPA Invests to Improve Drinking Water in Small and Rural Communities

EPA is announcing more than $25 million in grant funding to improve drinking water infrastructure in small and rural communities with needed resources to make critical drinking water infrastructure upgrades, combat exposure to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS), remove sources of lead, and address specific local drinking water challenges.
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Grant Funding for Wastewater Technical Assistance Providers

EPA announced the availability of $25.5 million in grant funding for technical assistance providers to help small, rural, and Tribal communities address wastewater infrastructure challenges to protect human health and comply with the Clean Water Act. EPA is accepting applications from water technical assistance providers until August 14.
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EPA is committed to a strong partnership with the agriculture community to assist in fulfilling our mission of protecting human health and the environment.

EPA’s Agriculture Advisor and agriculture regional contacts serve as the primary liaisons between agricultural and rural stakeholders and the EPA. The Agriculture Advisor maintains close contact with EPA’s program offices and regions to forge practical, science-based solutions that protect the environment while ensuring a vibrant and productive agricultural system. Learn more about the Agriculture Advisor and EPA’s leadership in agricultural and rural communities by contacting an agriculture regional contact.
Through the National Agriculture Center, EPA provides growers, livestock producers, other agribusinesses, and agricultural information/education providers with regulatory and non-regulatory agriculture-related information and other items of interest to the agriculture community from across EPA. Learn More by visiting About EPA's National Agriculture Center.