ADIn 2007, the Patuxent River Commission, composed of scientists, government officials and environmental activists, issued a report — co-authored by Tutman — citing “urbanization and overdevelopment” in the watershed as major contributors of pollution in the river. ADThe report, Patuxent River ­20/20, sounded a hopeful note: that with a clear vision and determination the river could be healthy again by the year 2020. Both are on the shores of the Patuxent River, and residents say that a sludge-like discharge from the power plant can be thick along the shores. (The station is located where the Patuxent River empties into the Chesapeake Bay.) Tutman imagined that the tests showing PFAS in the river and then in the drinking water was a message from the Patuxent River.

Source: Washington Post March 17, 2020 21:00 UTC