Wednesday, December 28, 2005

 

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Injunction blocks trash-transfer station in Pinelands

Weds., Dec. 28, 2005
By Lawrence Hajna
Courier-Post Staff

Camden, NJ - A federal judge has granted the state's request for an injunction halting development of a proposed casino trash-transfer station in the Pinelands National Reserve, saying doing so is consistent with a congressional mandate to protect the region.

"Today is a great day for the environment and New Jersey residents," acting Gov. Richard J. Codey said in a statement released Tuesday. "By ignoring Pine-land Commission rules this facility would jeopardize public health and the ecologically sensitive environment of the Pinelands."

But an attorney for Egg Harbor Township-based Magic Disposal Inc., a firm that wants to haul trash from several Atlantic City casinos to the transfer station, downplayed the significance of the order. Read more