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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
By Alejandra Martinez

Texas farmers say sewage-based fertilizer tainted with “forever chemicals” poisoned their land and killed their livestock

Tony and Karen Coleman stand over a plot of land where they buried a deceased calf and bull on their property in Grandview, Texas on Aug. 5, 2024.
Tony and Karen Coleman stand over a plot of land where they buried a deceased calf and bull on their property in Grandview on Aug. 5, 2024. (Credit: Azul Sordo for The Texas Tribune)

JOHNSON COUNTY — Tony Coleman recognizes the signs all too well. A cow drools strings of saliva. Then it starts to limp, each step slower. Then it grows stiff.

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