Sugarloaf Citizens' Ass'n v. Department of Environment

WILNER, Chief Judge.

This appeal is the latest event in a long struggle by certain residents in the Dickerson area of Montgomery County, joined by a number of organizations, to prevent the county from proceeding with the construction of a “resource recovery facility” (RRF)—a power-generating solid waste incinerator. This phase involves the issuance of air quality construction and refuse disposal permits by the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE), allowing construction to proceed.

Appellants sought judicial review of the administrative action in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County.…