Railroad Is Sued Over Waste Sites ; Groups Charge N. Bergen Stations Break Law
The Record, Bergen County, NJ › October 14, 2005
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NORTH BERGEN - A pair of environmental watchdogs are suing a regional railroad company and a handful of haulers and operators for allegedly violating a federal ban on open dumping at several waste transfer stations bordering the Meadowlands.
The action by New York/New Jersey Baykeeper and Hackensack Riverkeeper comes amid an escalating battle in U.S. District Court in Newark over the state's attempt to regulate the transfer facilities and the rail carrier's claim that it is exempt from state oversight.See the full content of this document
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Railroad Is Sued Over Waste Sites ; Groups Charge N. Bergen Stations Break Law
The citizen suit, filed last week in Newark, alleges the New York Susquehanna & Western Railway Corp. and other defendants are violating the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act by allowing pollutants t...
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