Atlanta airport fuel spill draws criticism over lack of information

By: Alander Rocha

Outlets: Georgia Recorder

Published: February 2, 2026

Words: 523

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 5 days ago

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State officials and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport are facing criticism for a lack of information following a Friday jet fuel spill that contaminated the Flint River, which provides drinking water to 400,000 people south of Atlanta and in central Georgia.

Cleanup continues, authorities said, but neither the Georgia Environmental Protection Division nor the airport has released information on the volume or duration of the leak that led Gov. Brian Kemp to declare a …

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