’09 groundwater pollution study at Ft. Detrick flawed

’09 groundwater pollution study at Ft. Detrick flawed

Posted: 7:20 pm Mon, March 5, 2012
By Associated Press

HAGERSTOWN — A 2009 federal study that concluded groundwater contamination from Fort Detrick was unlikely to have harmful health effects was flawed, a national scientific panel said Monday, prompting the state’s two U.S. senators to demand a faster cleanup of the Superfund site in Frederick.

The National Research Council committee said the study by the U.S. Department of...

Officials Hear About Concern Near Area B and Video Coverage of Aldermen's Meeting with Mayor

Officials hear about concern near Area B Originally published February 22, 2013

By Pete McCarthy
News-Post Staff

Residents took their concern over a proposed residential development near Fort Detrick's contaminated Area B to the mayor and aldermen Thursday night with hopes the city will delay the project until proper testing is done on the 90-acre site.
The issue is with the plan to develop 730 houses on Shookstown Road.
"I am not personally even arguing don't build," said Jennifer Peppe...

Buddy's sickness and death after contamination at Ft. Detrick

A man's life ruined, and a family's dreams shattered by the actions of Fort Detrick. This is just one of many cases surrounding deadly controversial Army base.

Detrick area Project Approved Despite Water Safety Concerns

Thursday, February 21, 2013
Paul Gordon: Detrick area project approved despite water safety concerns

On Feb. 11, the Frederick Planning Commission approved a request for changes to the master plan for the Waverly View Planned Neighborhood.
The project, located north and south of Shookstown Road, calls for the construction of 730 houses on 90 acres near Fort Detrick, either contiguous or across from the infamous Area B.
In 2009, Area B was named a Super Fund site by the U.S...