Maryland Department of the Environment

June 20, 2025

Maryland residents search for answers as community struggles to overcome PFAS contamination

By Shannon Kelleher

Rick Wawrzeniak is tired of worrying about “forever chemicals.”

May 9, 2025

Maryland residents demand Perdue stop discharging PFAS that pollutes their water

By Shannon Kelleher

Residents of a Maryland community afflicted with contamination from harmful chemicals are demanding that a local soybean processing plant immediately stop releasing toxic PFAS into their drinking and groundwater, violating a federal law that governs the disposal of hazardous waste.