"In the latest move to combat contamination of a Maryland community's drinking water,  two Salisbury residents allege Perdue Agribusiness is violating federal law by failing to properly dispose of waste that contains toxic PFAS chemicals, according to a lawsuit filed July 25.

The legal action, filed in the US District Court for the District of Maryland, follows a class action lawsuit filed against the company last fall representing over 400 residents. The initial lawsuit alleges that  community members have suffered health issues as a result of the company's 'reckless' disposal of the chemicals.

The recent complaint alleges that the company's local soybean facility is violating the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) by improperly disposing of waste laced with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The lawsuit specifically accuses the company of dumping some of its contaminated waste into local streams and storing some in lagoons and disposal areas from which the contaminants leach into groundwater and surface water.

The lawsuit was filed three months after attorneys for the plaintiffs warned they would sue if violations continued."

Shannon Kelleher reports for The New Lede July 29, 2025. [2]