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Residents press Camden County to act after repeated EMR fires in Waterfront South; commissioners say they are coordinating with city and state
Summary
Residents and community groups urged Camden County officials to force operational changes at EMR after a recent fire produced large smoke plumes; county leaders said they are coordinating with the City of Camden and state agencies.
Residents from Waterfront South and nearby communities told the Camden County Board of Commissioners they want more aggressive oversight and enforcement after a recent large fire at EMR's Camden facility produced thick smoke and lingering air impacts.
"The air was terrible in Collingswood, you know, giant dark clouds that lingered till, like, 08:30, 09:00 at night," said Kate Delaney of Collingswood. She urged the county to "hold EMR accountable and make sure that an environmental disaster of this sort doesn't happen again."
Kevin Barfield of Camden for Clean Air and a waterfront task force said the problem is operational and site-location related, not just a question of installing suppression equipment. "It's still about operation. It's still about the location…
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