Md. may sue Army over Meade pollution issue

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Md. may sue Army over Meade pollution issue
By Brian Witte - The Associated Press
Posted : Wednesday Aug 20, 2008 5:54:06 EDT

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland’s attorney general put the Army on notice Tuesday that the state will sue if necessary to enforce a federal cleanup order at Fort Meade relating to soil contaminants.

Attorney General Doug Gansler contends the Army has failed to comply with an existing order from the Environmental Protection Agency to clean up contaminants in soil and groundwater, which has been a problem at the fort for years.

“The Army was ordered to clean up this site and has failed to complete their mission,” Gansler said in a statement. “We cannot stand by any longer while this pollution threatens Maryland’s citizens and the environment.”

A spokesman for Fort Meade did not immediately return a call seeking comment.

The Army, the EPA and the Maryland Department of the Environment have been working for years to clean up pollution at Fort Meade.


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