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Residents and environmental groups back county stop-work order for proposed Hickory Mill biorefinery
Summary
Representatives of the Wicomico Environmental Trust and Friends of the Nanticoke River urged the council to support a stop-work order for a proposed biorefinery at Hickory Mill/Slash Atkins Road, saying the project appears industrial and improperly sited and that some state permits were transferred without local notice.
Speakers representing the Wicomico Environmental Trust and Friends of the Nanticoke River urged the council on March 18 to back a county stop-work order and to ensure proper permitting and local review for a proposed biorefinery facility near Hickory Mill and Slash Atkins Road.
Carol Donahue, speaking for the environmental groups, said the organizations support sustainable processing of organic matter when facilities are designed and operated to protect public and environmental health, and when they are properly sited and permitted under county…
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