Maryland Democrats are seeking answers from the Trump administration on a jet fuel leak at Joint Base Andrews that has polluted soil and a Potomac River tributary just outside Washington.
In a letter Wednesday to Air Force Secretary Troy Meink, both of Maryland’s senators and seven House members questioned the department’s response to the release of over 32,000 gallons of jet fuel at the base, roughly two-thirds of which reached Piscataway Creek.
The incident began in January, but the Air Force did not notify the state until April 8, according to Maryland environmental regulators.
“Legacy pollution from Joint Base Andrews has already resulted in PFAS contamination in Piscataway Creek and the surrounding area, and this fuel spill adds to existing environmental stressors affecting the watershed,” the letter said. “The release has the potential to cause further ecological harm to the Piscataway Creek, which flows into the Potomac River, a key Chesapeake Bay tributary.”
