An Anne Arundel County man who says his land has been poisoned by Browning-Ferris Industries' leaking hazardous waste landfill on Solley Road is contesting a decision by state regulators to give the waste hauler permission to reseal part of the site.
"It's not good -- the permit does not address the problems," said S. John Blumenthal, who owns 145 acres next to the landfill.
Mr. Blumenthal filed a letter Thursday with the Maryland Department of the Environment requesting a hearing on the permit. BFI's consultants have shown that ground water tested on his land contains cancer-causing chemicals emanating from the landfill, and he has abandoned plans to build a housing development on his property.