[CPEO-MEF] FUEL: Leak at Joint Base Andrews (MD)

[Lenny Siegel <Lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

News Release
Maryland Department of the Environment
April 13, 2026


Maryland Department of the Environment Investigating 32,000-Gallons of Jet Fuel Leaks at Joint Base Andrews
Pipe Isolated and Shut Down; Federal Facility Did Not Properly Report Leaks Over Several Months 

BALTIMORE – The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) is investigating leaks of roughly 32,000 gallons of jet fuel at the U.S. Air Force’s Joint Base Andrews (JBA) between January and March 2026. The leaking portion of the system has been isolated and shut down while contractor Clean Harbors works to clean up the site and investigate the source of the failure.

The leaks originated from a refueling system. Some fuel eventually reached Piscataway Creek, which flows into the Potomac River. There is no threat to drinking water as intake pipes are upstream. MDE is assessing the full scope of the impact to local waterways and collecting soil and water quality samples. 

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For the entire release, see
https://news.maryland.gov/mde/2026/04/13/maryland-department-of-the-environment-investigating-32000-gallons-of-jet-fuel-leaks-at-joint-base-andrews/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
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Author: DISTURBING THE WAR: The Inside Story of the Movement to Get Stanford University out of Southeast Asia - 1965–1975 (See http://a3mreunion.org)




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