Two Garrett County towns filed federal lawsuits against 3M Co. Tuesday, joining a growing list of plaintiffs from across the country that allege chemicals manufactured by 3M and other companies have contaminated their drinking water. The chemicals, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), ...

Tagged with: 3M chemicals EPA garrett county groundwater public nuisance

The routine drops of gas spilled when people fill up at service stations can add up to environmental trouble, according to a new study published by researchers with the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The study developed a ...

Tagged with: bloomberg gas gasoline groundwater Johns Hopkins school of public health station

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that claimed the construction of the Horseshoe Baltimore Casino constituted race-based environmental discrimination against residents of nearby neighborhoods.

Tagged with: casino discrimination groundwater horseshoe baltimore lawsuit U.S. District Court westport

FREDERICK — A Frederick developer is seeking $37 million for what it claims is the Army’s failure to stop toxic chemicals from Fort Detrick from polluting groundwater off post. The Frederick News-Post reported Thursday on a claim that Waverly View ...

Tagged with: developer Environment fort detrick groundwater lawsuit legal news pollution

SALISBURY — Maryland environmental officials plan to brief residents on how they will respond to groundwater contamination in Wicomico County. A community meeting is scheduled Tuesday in the Parkside High School auditorium in Salisbury. Maryland Department of the Environment spokesman ...

Tagged with: contamination department of the environment environmental protection agency EPA groundwater maryland pollution wicomico

FREDERICK — The chief environmental officer at Fort Detrick says the Army has no plans to post signs warning of potential chemical contamination in surface water. Groundwater samples taken from area wells this spring revealed the presence of chemicals used ...

Tagged with: army chemicals drinking water fort detrick groundwater

MOUNT SAVAGE — About 450 people in western Maryland town of Mount Savage are getting more reliable drinking water. Maryland Congressman Roscoe Bartlett is among the dignitaries scheduled to attend a dedication ceremony Monday for the energy-efficient water distribution system. ...

Tagged with: big savage mountain contamination drinking water frostburg groundwater pipeline rep. roscoe bartlett

HAGERSTOWN — A 2009 federal study that concluded groundwater contamination from Fort Detrick was unlikely to have harmful health effects was flawed, a national scientific panel said Monday, prompting the state’s two U.S. senators to demand a faster cleanup of ...

Tagged with: EPA fort detrick groundwater maryland National Research Council panel pollution study U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

HAGERSTOWN — U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski is demanding a faster cleanup of Fort Detrick groundwater after a national panel of scientists faulted a study that concluded harmful health effects were unlikely. The Maryland Democrat said Monday that cleanup efforts at ...

Tagged with: fort detrick groundwater National Research Council panel pollution study U.S. Department of Health and Human Services U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski

Seven Maryland jurisdictions have filed a lawsuit charging that the largest gasoline suppliers and manufacturers have conspired for years to “needlessly and recklessly” keep a known water contaminant in its formulations, posing a threat to their groundwater. The towns of ...

Tagged with: Environment exposure gasoline groundwater jurisdictions lawsuit leak maryland