S. 3623, known as the “Research for Healthy Soils Act,” proposes amendments to the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990. The bill adds research on microplastics in land-applied biosolids on farmland as a high-priority research area. It allows funding for...
Simple Explanation
The Research for Healthy Soils Act wants scientists to study tiny plastic bits called microplastics that end up on farms, helping them to learn how these tiny plastics might affect the soil and plants. This study will help them find ways to keep the soil healthy and grow better food until the year 2028.