[CPEO-MEF] FUEL: Maryland "Lawmakers demand answers after 32, 000-gallon jet fuel leak at Joint Base Andrews"

[Lenny Siegel <Lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Lawmakers demand answers after 32,000-gallon jet fuel leak at Joint Base Andrew

BY ELLEN MITCHELL 
The Hill
May 7, 2026

Nearly every member of Congress representing Maryland is demanding more information from Air Force Secretary Troy Meink after 32,000 gallons of jet fuel leaked at Joint Base Andrews earlier this year, setting off an investigation.

In a May 5 letter to Meink, the state delegates claim there has been a lack of transparency around the series of leaks, which took place between January and March and resulted in 22,000 gallons of fuel contaminating the soil outside the base and the waters of the nearby Piscataway Creek. 

In particular, the lawmakers raised concerns over the Air Force’s delay in providing full information regarding the leak to the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE), the state entity charged with responding to environmental pollution incidents.

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For the entire article, see
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5867836-jet-fuel-leak-joint-base-andrews/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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